It's well-known he had nothing other than contempt for it. I would read this in line with Nietzsche's view of Christianity. 89) even to the point that their souls resonate strongest with more of the same (no. In other words: The theme is that what you have to expect from people is formed by their (most extreme) experiences since they will mirror these experiences (no. Schwere, schwermütige Menschen werden gerade durch das, was andre schwer macht, durch Haß und Liebe, leichter und kommen zeitweilig an ihre Oberfläche.ĭown-dragged, heavy-hearted humans become lighter through that which drags others down, through hate and love, and thereby temporarily disclose their selves. This ties in well with the following aphorism no. This should not be understood as a moral judgement that the persons are going to be bad persons (which would be contrary to the book title), rather that you should be wary of/fear being around them because you may come into contact with feelings of dread/fear/horror through them. Here, he basically says you should be wary of people who experienced dreadful things (and consider avoiding contact with them). When there are horrible experiences, it makes you wonder whether the person who has experienced them is not horrible themselves.įürchterlich literally is 'something that invokes fear' or 'something you should be afraid of', which is why I think 'horrible' is a better fit since it does not connotate with the casual term 'terrible person'.

Maybe a better possibility to put it in English is Fürchterliche Erlebnisse geben zu raten, ob der, welcher sie erlebt, nicht etwas Fürchterliches ist.

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