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Friedrich Nietzsche
Human, All Too Human I Block b0348
Block 352 of 656
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German
337. Verdruss am Wohlwollen Anderer. - Wir irren uns über den Grad, in welchem wir uns gehasst, gefürchtet glauben: weil wir selber zwar gut den Grad unserer Abweichung von einer Person, Richtung, Partei kennen, jene Andern aber uns sehr oberflächlich kennen und desshalb auch nur oberflächlich hassen. Wir begegnen oft einem Wohlwollen, welches uns unerklärlich ist; verstehen wir es aber, so beleidigt es uns, weil es zeigt, dass man uns nicht ernst, nicht wichtig genug nimmt.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
337. Vexation at the goodwill of others. We are mistaken about the degree to which we believe ourselves hated and feared: for although we ourselves know very well the extent of our divergence from a person, tendency, or party, those others know us only very superficially and therefore hate us only superficially. We often encounter a goodwill that is inexplicable to us; but when we understand it, it offends us, because it shows that we are not taken seriously enough, not considered important enough.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
337. Dépit devant la bienveillance d’autrui. Nous nous trompons sur le degré auquel nous nous croyons haïs et craints : car si nous connaissons nous-mêmes fort bien le degré de notre divergence avec une personne, une tendance, un parti, ces autres personnes, elles, ne nous connaissent que très superficiellement et ne nous haïssent donc que superficiellement. Nous rencontrons souvent une bienveillance qui nous demeure inexplicable ; mais lorsque nous la comprenons, elle nous offense, parce qu’elle montre que l’on ne nous prend pas assez au sérieux, que l’on ne nous juge pas assez importants.
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