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 Inna60

link 21.11.2004 17:24 
Subject: "Sluzhit by rad, prisluzhivat toshno", by Chatsky
Dear people,
please help to find the official translation for Chatsky's words: "Sluzhit by rad, prisluzhivat tosho", or something along these lines.
Thank you very much.
Inna

 Vladim

link 21.11.2004 17:41 
"Das Dienen ist zwar gut, das Dienern unertraeglich." (A. Gribojedow. Geist bringt Kummer. Uebers. J. von Guenther). Das Zitat wird gebraucht, wenn jmd. seiner Abscheu vor Liebedienerei und Unterwuerfigkeit Ausdruck geben will.

 Inna60

link 21.11.2004 19:33 
thank you very much I actually need it into English. Sorry about the confusion

 

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