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Friedrich Nietzsche
Human, All Too Human II Block b0529
Block 530 of 769
Canonical reference b0529
German
112. Wie soll man Irrthümer sagen? - Mann kann streiten, ob es schädlicher sei, wenn Irrthümer schlecht gesagt werden oder so gut wie die besten Wahrheiten. Gewiss ist, dass sie im erstern Fall auf doppelte Weise dem Kopfe schaden und schwerer aus ihm zu entfernen sind; aber freilich wirken sie nicht so sicher wie im zweiten Falle: sie sind weniger ansteckend.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
112. How Should One State Errors? One can dispute whether it is more harmful when errors are badly stated or when they are stated as well as the best truths. It is certain that in the former case they harm the mind in two ways and are harder to remove from it; but admittedly they do not operate as surely as in the latter case: they are less contagious.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
112. Comment faut-il dire les erreurs ? On peut débattre pour savoir s’il est plus nuisible que les erreurs soient mal dites ou qu’elles soient dites aussi bien que les meilleures vérités. Il est certain que, dans le premier cas, elles nuisent doublement à l’esprit et sont plus difficiles à en retirer ; mais, il est vrai, elles n’agissent pas aussi sûrement que dans le second cas : elles sont moins contagieuses.
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