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Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil Block b0253

Block 253 of 302

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249. Jedes Volk hat seine eigne Tartüfferie, und heisst sie seine Tugenden. - Das Beste, was man ist, kennt man nicht, - kann man nicht kennen.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

249. Every people has its own Tartuffery and calls it its virtues. What is best in oneself, one does not know, one cannot know.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

249. Chaque peuple possède sa propre tartufferie et l’appelle ses vertus. Ce que l’on a de meilleur, on ne le connaît pas, on ne peut pas le connaître.

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