Translation - German-English - Erste Gedanke

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Title	Erste Gedanke
Text Submitted by Minny	Source language: German Das GlÃ¼ck Wir Menschen sind geschaffen um tÃ¤tig zu sein; um zu zeigen, was wir kÃ¶nnen, zu unserer eigenen und anderer Freude. Was ist edler als etwas von sich selbst zu geben? Wenn das nicht GlÃ¼ck ist, weiÃŸ ich nicht was GlÃ¼ck ist.
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Title	First thought
Translation English Translated by iamfromaustria	Target language: English Happiness We, human beings, are created to be active, to show what we can do to our own and other people's delight. What is nobler than giving something of your own? If this is not happiness, I don't know what happiness is.

- 9 July 2008 00:37

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	Author	Message
		8 July 2008 17:01
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	Hi Heidrun, I know you followed the original punctuation, however the commas are misplaced for the English. I will edit those, but what I wanted to ask you is about this line: "What is nobler than giving something from yourself?" Could that be: "What is (/could be) nobler than giving yourself (away)? or ... giving something of your own (/yours)?" What is the meaning?
		8 July 2008 18:51
	iamfromaustria Number of messages: 1335	Thanks for changing the commas. Maybe: "What could be nobler than giving something of your own"? It means that you cannot only receive but you also have to give which can make you happy
		8 July 2008 19:04
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	OK, I've made a few changes. Would you check if that conveys the original?
		8 July 2008 19:30
	iamfromaustria Number of messages: 1335	Yeah, looks good to me too CC: lilian canale