irpoadi
TlXdcrav
(prosthe Platon), etc.
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terminus: term.
p. 335. proprium: peculiar property.
ipsissimum: very own (lit. selfest).
p. 336. praxis: practice.
amor intellectualis dei: intellectual love of
God.
deus: god.
in summa: in sum.
p. 349. diu noctuque incubando: by brooding night
and day over it.
p. 365. rimus remedium: rhyme as a remedy.
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XII. Beyond Good and Evil.
p. 7. deomnibus dubitandum: everything must be
doubted.
p. 8. niaiserie: stupidity.
p. 9. a priori; see on I. , p. 123.
p. 10. Tartuffery: hypocrisy. From Tartuffe, the
hypocritical hero of Moliere's celebrated
comedy.
p. 12. mise en scene: stage setting.
p. 13. adventavit, etc. : the ass, beautiful and most
strong, has come.
Stoa: the Porch. A collective term for the
Stoic school of philosophers.
p. 14. causa prima: first cause.
p. 16. a priori; see on I. , p. 123.
p. 17. niaiserie allemande: German stupidity.
p. 18. quia, etc. : because there is in it a soporific
virtue {virtus dormitivd), the property
of which is to numb the senses (sensus
assoupire). Assoupire is a comically
Latinised French word, invented by
the sham doctor in Moliere's Midecin
malgre" lui.
p. 19. atomon: atom, indivisible thing.
p. 22. reductio ad absurdum: reduction to absurd-
ity. Appliedto Euclid's method of prov-
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ingaproposition by showing the absurd-
ity of all assumptions but the true one.
causa sui: uncaused cause.
p. 23. contradictioinadjecto: contradiction interms.
p. 28. F effete est moi: the effect is myself.
p. 31. la religion de la souffrance humaine: the re-
ligion of human suffering.
p. 32. ni dieu ni mattre: neither god nor master.
p. 34. sacrifizio dell' intelletto; see on VII. , p. 25.
p. 35. 0 sancta simplicitas: O holy simplicity!
p. 41. tempo: time (primarily applied to music).
presto: quick (musical term).
nuances: shades.
in moribus et artibus: in morals and art.
p. 42. allegrissimo: very lively (musical term).
petit fait: trifling fact.
p. 43. minotaur: a mythical Greek monster, half
man, half bull.
p. 45. nuance: see above, on p. 41.
p. 48. advocatus dei: God's advocate. The oppo-
nent, in mediaeval plays, of the " Devil's
advocate. "
p. 49. naivete": artlessness.
\ p. 50. valeurs: values.
p. 51. il necherche levrai que pour f aire lebien: he
only looks for truth so as to do good.
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p. 54. pour itre, etc. : to be a good philosopher one
must bedry. clearand free from illusions.
A banker who has made a fortune has
part of thecharacter requisite for making
philosophical discoveries, that is to say,
for seeing clearly into things as they are.
p. 64. homines religiosi; see on X. , p. 290.
imperium Romanum; see on X. , p. 116.
p. 65. absurdissimum: most absurd.
nuance; see above, on p. 41.
p. 67. type ve'cu: a type that has lived.
p. 69. disons, etc. : let us then say boldly that re-
ligion is a product of the normal man,
that man is nearest to truth when he is
most religious and most assured of a
boundless destiny. . . . It is when he is
good that he wishes virtue to correspond
to an eternal order: it is when he looks
at things in a disinterested way that he
finds death revolting and absurd. How
can we fail to presume that it is at such
moments that man sees best?
la niaiserie religieusepar excellence: religious
stupidity at its height.
delicatezza: delicacy.
p. 70. unto mystica et physica: physical and mys-
tical union.
p. 71. rococo: appertaining to the false classicism of
the eighteenth century.
p. 72. attentat: attack.
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r>. 74. circulus vitiosus deus: God is a vicious circle,
one
ons. P- 7& homines religiosi; see on X. , p. 290.
nas p. 88. tempo; see above, on p. 41.
cing
say P- 91- piafraus'- pious fraud.
are. p. 96. afowj, etc. : in real love it is the soul that en-
velops the body.
p. 97. buona, etc. : Good women and bad women
need the stick.
p. 100. Utile: the useful, the expedient.
p. 104. neminem,etc. : injure no man, nay, rather help
all so far as you can.
re-
an p. 106. laisser-aller: letting matters slide.
-IS p. 110. amour-passion: passionate love.
f a
,js p. in.
irpoadi TlXdcrav (prosthe Platon), etc. : Plato
j in front, Plato behind, and a goat in the
middle. A parody of Homer's descrip-
tion of the fabulous monster Chimera—
"a lion in front, a snake behind, and a
goat in the middle. "
p. 114. quidquid, etc. : whatever he was in daylight,
us he acts over in darkness.
p. 115. licentia morum: licence of morals,
p. 123. respublica: commonwealth,
p. 127. ni dieu ni maitre; see above, on p. 32.
ii P- '33- montrer sesplaies: to display one's wounds,
p. 134. otium; see on X. , p. 254.
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p. 139. ipsissimosity: abstract formed from thesuper-
lative of the Latin ipse, "self. "
p. 141. caputmortuum: lit. "deadhead. " Achemical
term, used by Nietszche in its older sense,
i. e. the dry residue left over after the dis-
tillation of mineral products.
tour deforce: feat of skill.
je ne mdprisepresque rien: I despise scarcely
anything.
p. 142. presque: almost.
rien: nothing.
p. 143. bona voluntatis: of good will.
p. 145. Part pour Fart: art for art's sake.
p. 148. cet, etc. : that fatalistic, ironic, mephisto-
phelian spirit.
p. 149. Voila un homme: there is a man.
p. 155. presto; see above, on p. 41.
p. 161. betise bourgeoise: middle-class stupidity.
p. 162. homo bona voluntatis: man of good will.
p. 163. de'sinte'resst': disinterested.
p. 165. bonhomme: worthy fellow.
p. 166. barocco: baroque.
in moribus et artibus: morals and art.
in puncto: in detail.
p. 168. esprit vaste: wasteful mind.
p. 174. ce s/nateur Pococurante: that easy-going
Parliamentarian. Pococurante, lit.
"care-little. "
Tartuffism; see above, on p. 10.
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p. 176. sans genie et sans esprit: without genius and
without wit.
p. 202. noli me tangere: don't touch me.
p. 203. rubate: robbed.
p. 208. res facta: thing made.
res nata: thing born.
p. 209. res ficta etpicta: thing feigned and painted.
aereperennius: enduring; see on VI. , p. 36.
p. 210. je meprise: I despise.
p. 213. Ame francaise: French soul.
noblesse: nobility.
p. 214. bourgeois: middle-class person.
dme moderne: modern soul.
Fart pour V art; see above, on p. 145.
p. 215. romanciers: novelists.
boulevardiers de Paris: Parisian men about
town.
in voluptate psychologica: in psychological
pleasure.
p. 219. lento: slow (musical term).
p. 229. d/sint/ressement: disinterestedness.
p. 230. raffinement: refinement.
p. 231. un bonhomme; see above, on p. 165. The
sense as usual is contemptuous.
p. 232. gai saber: joyful wisdom. Nietzsche Ger-
manised this Provencal phrase as the
title of one of his books.
p. 234. polis: city (especially as "city-state ").
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VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 139. ipsissimosity: abstract formed from the super-
lative of the Latin ipse, " self. "
p. 141. caput mortuum: lit. "deadhead. " A chemical
term,used byNietszcheinitsoldersense,
i. e. the dry residue left over after the dis-
tillation of mineral products.
tour deforce: feat of skill.
je ne me'prise presque rien: I despise scarcely
anything.
p. 142. presque: almost.
rien: nothing.
p. 143. bonce voluntatis: of good will.
p. 145. rart pour Fart: art for art's sake.
p. 148. cet, etc. : that fatalistic, ironic, mephisto-
phelian spirit.
p. 149. Voila un homme: there is a man.
p. 155. presto; see above, on p. 41.
p. 161. bctise bourgeoise: middle-class stupidity.
p. 162. homo bona voluntatis: man of good will.
p. 163. de'sinte'ressi: disinterested.
p. 165. bonhomme: worthy fellow.
p. 166. barocco: baroque.
in moribus et artibus: morals and art.
inpuncto: in detail.
p. 168. esprit vaste: wasteful mind.
p. 174. ce s/nateur Pococurante: that easy-going
Parliamentarian.
p. 335. proprium: peculiar property.
ipsissimum: very own (lit. selfest).
p. 336. praxis: practice.
amor intellectualis dei: intellectual love of
God.
deus: god.
in summa: in sum.
p. 349. diu noctuque incubando: by brooding night
and day over it.
p. 365. rimus remedium: rhyme as a remedy.
387
## p. 388 (#500) ############################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
XII. Beyond Good and Evil.
p. 7. deomnibus dubitandum: everything must be
doubted.
p. 8. niaiserie: stupidity.
p. 9. a priori; see on I. , p. 123.
p. 10. Tartuffery: hypocrisy. From Tartuffe, the
hypocritical hero of Moliere's celebrated
comedy.
p. 12. mise en scene: stage setting.
p. 13. adventavit, etc. : the ass, beautiful and most
strong, has come.
Stoa: the Porch. A collective term for the
Stoic school of philosophers.
p. 14. causa prima: first cause.
p. 16. a priori; see on I. , p. 123.
p. 17. niaiserie allemande: German stupidity.
p. 18. quia, etc. : because there is in it a soporific
virtue {virtus dormitivd), the property
of which is to numb the senses (sensus
assoupire). Assoupire is a comically
Latinised French word, invented by
the sham doctor in Moliere's Midecin
malgre" lui.
p. 19. atomon: atom, indivisible thing.
p. 22. reductio ad absurdum: reduction to absurd-
ity. Appliedto Euclid's method of prov-
1
388
## p. 389 (#501) ############################################
".
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
ingaproposition by showing the absurd-
ity of all assumptions but the true one.
causa sui: uncaused cause.
p. 23. contradictioinadjecto: contradiction interms.
p. 28. F effete est moi: the effect is myself.
p. 31. la religion de la souffrance humaine: the re-
ligion of human suffering.
p. 32. ni dieu ni mattre: neither god nor master.
p. 34. sacrifizio dell' intelletto; see on VII. , p. 25.
p. 35. 0 sancta simplicitas: O holy simplicity!
p. 41. tempo: time (primarily applied to music).
presto: quick (musical term).
nuances: shades.
in moribus et artibus: in morals and art.
p. 42. allegrissimo: very lively (musical term).
petit fait: trifling fact.
p. 43. minotaur: a mythical Greek monster, half
man, half bull.
p. 45. nuance: see above, on p. 41.
p. 48. advocatus dei: God's advocate. The oppo-
nent, in mediaeval plays, of the " Devil's
advocate. "
p. 49. naivete": artlessness.
\ p. 50. valeurs: values.
p. 51. il necherche levrai que pour f aire lebien: he
only looks for truth so as to do good.
389
## p. 390 (#502) ############################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 54. pour itre, etc. : to be a good philosopher one
must bedry. clearand free from illusions.
A banker who has made a fortune has
part of thecharacter requisite for making
philosophical discoveries, that is to say,
for seeing clearly into things as they are.
p. 64. homines religiosi; see on X. , p. 290.
imperium Romanum; see on X. , p. 116.
p. 65. absurdissimum: most absurd.
nuance; see above, on p. 41.
p. 67. type ve'cu: a type that has lived.
p. 69. disons, etc. : let us then say boldly that re-
ligion is a product of the normal man,
that man is nearest to truth when he is
most religious and most assured of a
boundless destiny. . . . It is when he is
good that he wishes virtue to correspond
to an eternal order: it is when he looks
at things in a disinterested way that he
finds death revolting and absurd. How
can we fail to presume that it is at such
moments that man sees best?
la niaiserie religieusepar excellence: religious
stupidity at its height.
delicatezza: delicacy.
p. 70. unto mystica et physica: physical and mys-
tical union.
p. 71. rococo: appertaining to the false classicism of
the eighteenth century.
p. 72. attentat: attack.
390
## p. 391 (#503) ############################################
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
r>. 74. circulus vitiosus deus: God is a vicious circle,
one
ons. P- 7& homines religiosi; see on X. , p. 290.
nas p. 88. tempo; see above, on p. 41.
cing
say P- 91- piafraus'- pious fraud.
are. p. 96. afowj, etc. : in real love it is the soul that en-
velops the body.
p. 97. buona, etc. : Good women and bad women
need the stick.
p. 100. Utile: the useful, the expedient.
p. 104. neminem,etc. : injure no man, nay, rather help
all so far as you can.
re-
an p. 106. laisser-aller: letting matters slide.
-IS p. 110. amour-passion: passionate love.
f a
,js p. in.
irpoadi TlXdcrav (prosthe Platon), etc. : Plato
j in front, Plato behind, and a goat in the
middle. A parody of Homer's descrip-
tion of the fabulous monster Chimera—
"a lion in front, a snake behind, and a
goat in the middle. "
p. 114. quidquid, etc. : whatever he was in daylight,
us he acts over in darkness.
p. 115. licentia morum: licence of morals,
p. 123. respublica: commonwealth,
p. 127. ni dieu ni maitre; see above, on p. 32.
ii P- '33- montrer sesplaies: to display one's wounds,
p. 134. otium; see on X. , p. 254.
391
## p. 392 (#504) ############################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 139. ipsissimosity: abstract formed from thesuper-
lative of the Latin ipse, "self. "
p. 141. caputmortuum: lit. "deadhead. " Achemical
term, used by Nietszche in its older sense,
i. e. the dry residue left over after the dis-
tillation of mineral products.
tour deforce: feat of skill.
je ne mdprisepresque rien: I despise scarcely
anything.
p. 142. presque: almost.
rien: nothing.
p. 143. bona voluntatis: of good will.
p. 145. Part pour Fart: art for art's sake.
p. 148. cet, etc. : that fatalistic, ironic, mephisto-
phelian spirit.
p. 149. Voila un homme: there is a man.
p. 155. presto; see above, on p. 41.
p. 161. betise bourgeoise: middle-class stupidity.
p. 162. homo bona voluntatis: man of good will.
p. 163. de'sinte'resst': disinterested.
p. 165. bonhomme: worthy fellow.
p. 166. barocco: baroque.
in moribus et artibus: morals and art.
in puncto: in detail.
p. 168. esprit vaste: wasteful mind.
p. 174. ce s/nateur Pococurante: that easy-going
Parliamentarian. Pococurante, lit.
"care-little. "
Tartuffism; see above, on p. 10.
392
## p. 393 (#505) ############################################
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
p. 176. sans genie et sans esprit: without genius and
without wit.
p. 202. noli me tangere: don't touch me.
p. 203. rubate: robbed.
p. 208. res facta: thing made.
res nata: thing born.
p. 209. res ficta etpicta: thing feigned and painted.
aereperennius: enduring; see on VI. , p. 36.
p. 210. je meprise: I despise.
p. 213. Ame francaise: French soul.
noblesse: nobility.
p. 214. bourgeois: middle-class person.
dme moderne: modern soul.
Fart pour V art; see above, on p. 145.
p. 215. romanciers: novelists.
boulevardiers de Paris: Parisian men about
town.
in voluptate psychologica: in psychological
pleasure.
p. 219. lento: slow (musical term).
p. 229. d/sint/ressement: disinterestedness.
p. 230. raffinement: refinement.
p. 231. un bonhomme; see above, on p. 165. The
sense as usual is contemptuous.
p. 232. gai saber: joyful wisdom. Nietzsche Ger-
manised this Provencal phrase as the
title of one of his books.
p. 234. polis: city (especially as "city-state ").
393
## p. 393 (#506) ############################################
,. . . ,r . nv^LJOREIGN^PHRASES
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 139. ipsissimosity: abstract formed from the super-
lative of the Latin ipse, " self. "
p. 141. caput mortuum: lit. "deadhead. " A chemical
term,used byNietszcheinitsoldersense,
i. e. the dry residue left over after the dis-
tillation of mineral products.
tour deforce: feat of skill.
je ne me'prise presque rien: I despise scarcely
anything.
p. 142. presque: almost.
rien: nothing.
p. 143. bonce voluntatis: of good will.
p. 145. rart pour Fart: art for art's sake.
p. 148. cet, etc. : that fatalistic, ironic, mephisto-
phelian spirit.
p. 149. Voila un homme: there is a man.
p. 155. presto; see above, on p. 41.
p. 161. bctise bourgeoise: middle-class stupidity.
p. 162. homo bona voluntatis: man of good will.
p. 163. de'sinte'ressi: disinterested.
p. 165. bonhomme: worthy fellow.
p. 166. barocco: baroque.
in moribus et artibus: morals and art.
inpuncto: in detail.
p. 168. esprit vaste: wasteful mind.
p. 174. ce s/nateur Pococurante: that easy-going
Parliamentarian.
