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Friedrich Nietzsche

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23. Interpretation. Leg ich mich aus, so leg ich mich hinein: Ich kann nicht selbst mein Interprete sein. Doch wer nur steigt auf seiner eignen Bahn, Trägt auch mein Bild zu hellerm Licht hinan.

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

23. Interpretation.

If I interpret myself, I read myself into it:
I cannot be my own interpreter.
But whoever only climbs along his own path
Also bears my image up into brighter light.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

23. Interprétation. Si je m’explique, je me mets dans l’explication : Je ne puis être moi-même mon interprète. Mais celui qui ne fait que monter sur sa propre voie Élève aussi mon image vers une lumière plus claire.

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