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Friedrich Nietzsche

The Gay Science Block b0051

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45. Für immer. „Heut komm’ ich, weil mir’s heute frommt“ - Denkt Jeder, der für immer kommt. Was ficht ihn an der Welt Gered’: „Du kommst zu früh! Du kommst zu spät!“

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

45. Forever. “Today I come because today it suits me,” Thinks everyone who comes forever. What does he care for the world’s talk: “You come too early! You come too late!”

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

45. Pour toujours. « Je viens aujourd’hui parce qu’aujourd’hui me convient », pense quiconque vient pour toujours. Que lui importe ce que dit le monde : « Tu viens trop tôt ! Tu viens trop tard ! »

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