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Friedrich Nietzsche

Twilight of the Idols Block b0020

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19. Wie? ihr wähltet die Tugend und den gehobenen Busen und seht zugleich scheel nach den Vortheilen der Unbedenklichen? - Aber mit der Tugend verzichtet man auf „Vortheile“… (einem Antisemiten an die Hausthür.)

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

19. What? You chose virtue and the uplifted breast, and at the same time cast envious glances at the advantages of the unscrupulous? But with virtue one renounces "advantages"... (Written on an antisemite's front door.)

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

19. Comment ? vous avez choisi la vertu et la poitrine bombée, et vous louchez en même temps sur les avantages des hommes sans scrupules ? Mais avec la vertu, on renonce aux « avantages »… (Écrit sur la porte d’un antisémite.)

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