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Friedrich Nietzsche

Human, All Too Human I Block b0539

Block 544 of 656

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528. Das Licht scheuen. - Die gute That scheut ebenso ängstlich das Licht, als die böse That: diese fürchtet, durch das Bekanntwerden komme der Schmerz (als Strafe), jene fürchtet, durch das Bekanntwerden schwinde die Lust (jene reine Lust an sich selbst nämlich, welche sofort aufhört, sobald eine Befriedigung der Eitelkeit hinzutritt).

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

528. Shunning the light. - The good deed shuns the light just as anxiously as the evil deed: the latter fears that pain will come from its becoming known (as punishment); the former fears that pleasure will vanish through its becoming known (namely, that pure pleasure in oneself which ceases at once as soon as the satisfaction of vanity is added to it).

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

528. Craindre la lumière. La bonne action craint la lumière avec autant d’anxiété que la mauvaise : celle-ci redoute que la douleur (comme châtiment) ne survienne si elle vient à être connue ; celle-là redoute que le plaisir ne disparaisse si elle vient à être connue (à savoir ce pur plaisir pris à soi-même, qui cesse aussitôt que s’y ajoute une satisfaction de la vanité).

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