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Friedrich Nietzsche

Twilight of the Idols Block b0036

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35. Es giebt Fälle, wo wir wie Pferde sind, wir Psychologen, und in Unruhe gerathen: wir sehen unsren eignen Schatten vor uns auf und niederschwanken. Der Psychologe muss von sich absehn, um überhaupt zu sehn.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

35. There are cases in which we psychologists are like horses and become restless: we see our own shadow rising and falling before us. The psychologist must look away from himself in order to see at all.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

35. Il est des cas où nous sommes comme des chevaux, nous autres psychologues, et nous nous inquiétons : nous voyons devant nous notre propre ombre osciller de haut en bas. Le psychologue doit faire abstraction de lui-même pour seulement voir.

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