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Friedrich Nietzsche
Human, All Too Human I Block b0366
Block 370 of 656
Canonical reference b0366
German
355. Verkannte Ehrlichkeit. - Wenn Jemand im Gespräche sich selber citirt („ich sagte damals“, „ich pflege zu sagen“), so macht diess den Eindruck der Anmaassung, während es häufiger gerade aus der entgegengesetzten Quelle hervorgeht, mindestens aus Ehrlichkeit, welche den Augenblick nicht mit den Einfällen schmücken und herausputzen will, welche einem früheren Augenblicke angehören.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
355. Misunderstood honesty. When someone quotes himself in conversation (“I said at the time,” “I am accustomed to saying”), this gives an impression of presumptuousness, whereas it more often proceeds from precisely the opposite source, or at least from an honesty that does not wish to adorn and embellish the present moment with ideas belonging to an earlier one.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
355. Honnêteté méconnue. Lorsque quelqu’un se cite lui-même dans la conversation (« je disais alors », « j’ai coutume de dire »), cela donne une impression de présomption, tandis que cela provient plus souvent précisément de la source opposée, au moins d’une honnêteté qui ne veut pas orner et parer l’instant présent des idées qui appartiennent à un instant antérieur.
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