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Friedrich Nietzsche
Human, All Too Human II Block b0161
Block 161 of 769
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German
154. Maasslosigkeit als Kunstmittel. - Künstler verstehen wohl, was es sagen will: die Maasslosigkeit als Kunstmittel zu benützen, um den Eindruck des Reichthums hervorzubringen. Es gehört das zu den unschuldigen Listen der Seelenverführung, auf welche sich die Künstler verstehen müssen: denn in ihrer Welt, in der es auf Schein abgesehen ist, brauchen auch die Mittel des Scheins nicht nothwendig ächt zu sein.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
154. Excess as an artistic device. Artists well understand what it means to use excess as an artistic device in order to produce the impression of abundance. This belongs among the innocent stratagems for beguiling souls that artists must master. For in their world, which aims at appearance, the means of appearance need not necessarily be genuine either.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
154. La démesure comme moyen artistique. Les artistes comprennent bien ce que signifie employer la démesure comme moyen artistique afin de produire l’impression de richesse. Cela fait partie des ruses innocentes de séduction des âmes que les artistes doivent connaître, car, dans leur monde, qui vise l’apparence, les moyens de l’apparence n’ont pas non plus besoin d’être nécessairement authentiques.
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