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Friedrich Nietzsche

Twilight of the Idols Block b0040

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39. Der Enttäuschte spricht. - Ich suchte nach grossen Menschen, ich fand immer nur die Affen ihres Ideals.

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

39. The disappointed man speaks. I searched for great human beings; I always found only the apes of their ideal.

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

39. Le désabusé parle. Je cherchais de grands hommes, je n’ai jamais trouvé que les singes de leur idéal.

Twilight of the Idols Block b0040

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