The
Twilight
of Idols, The Anti-
Christ, etc.
Christ, etc.
Nietzsche - v18 - Epilogue, Index
: an almost instinctive be-
lief with me is that every man of power
lies when he is speaking, and still more
so when he is writing.
p. 53. post hoc: after this.
propter hoc: because of this.
p. 55. causa finalis: final cause.
p. 56. causa efficiens: efficient cause.
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p. 60. processus in infinitum: march to infinity.
p. 76. regressus in infinitum: retreat to infinity.
p. 89. primum mobile ; see on XIV. , p. 282.
p. 125. causæ finales, causæ efficientes: final causes,
efficient causes.
p. 138. progressus, etc. : progress to infinity.
p. 154. l'animal, etc. : the animal never makes pro-
gress as a species. Man alone has made
progress as a species.
p. 155. dénaturer la nature: go against nature.
p. 157. sui generis : unique.
p. 200. jus talionis; see on VII. , p. 202.
p. 217. les grandes, etc. : “the great souls are
not those which have fewer passions
and more virtues than common
souls, but those which have greater
designs. ”
p. 226. pulchrum; see on VII. , p. 64.
p. 232. sub specie boni ; see on XIV. , p. 94.
p. 233. il faut vivre, etc. : one must live, in order to
live for others.
p. 240. Tais Tailww: a child playing
p. 244. primum mobile; see on XIV. , p. 282.
p. 250. pudeurs; reticences.
p. 252. l'art pour l'art: art for art's sake
p. 255. suggestion mentale: mental suggestion.
p. 259. erotica ; matters of love.
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THE WILL TO POWER
p. 261. vers la canaille, etc. : towards the rabble of
scrawlers.
p. 266. expressivo: expressiveness.
p. 267. tous, etc. : all these moderns are poets who
. have tried to be painters. One has
looked for dramas in history.
p. 270. mignardise: affectedness.
p. 274. pur sang : pure-blooded.
p. 275. in rebus musicis, etc. : in the matter of music
and musicians.
p. 302. aurea mediocritas: golden mean. From
Horace.
336. diners chez Magny: dinners at Magny's. A
famous Paris restaurant.
P. 343. niaiserie anglaise : English stupidity.
Principe: Prince.
p. 350. delicatesse : delicacy.
p. 351. Race, etc. : race of freedmen, race of slaves
torn from our hands, tributary people,
new people, licence was granted you to
be free, but not to us to be noble; for us
everything is a right, for you everything
is a favour, we are not of your com-
munity: we are complete in ourselves.
p. 352. uno èv dyan (meden agan): nothing in ex-
cess.
é y npóteld (enkrateia): continence.
connois (askesis): discipline, exercise.
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VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 354. comprendre c'est igaler: to understand is to
equalise. I
p. 355. otium: leisure.
laisser-aller; see on III. , p. 55.
p. 368. voluntas: will.
p. 377. prava, etc. : to correct mistakes, to strength-
en what is right, and to make holy things
more sublime.
p. 381. maledetto, etc. : cursed be he who saddens an
immortal spirit.
p. 383. les philosophes, etc. : philosophers are not
made to love each other. Eagles do not
fly in company. We must leave that to
the partridges, to the starlings. . . . To
soar above and have talons, that is the
lot of great geniuses.
p. 384. ipso facto: of its very nature.
p. 396. in praxi: in practice.
p. 397. dans, etc. : in the sphere of the ideal and the
impossible.
p. 397. son ge'nie: his genius has the same build and
the same structure; he is one of the three
sovereign spirits of the Italian Renais-
sance.
p. 399. pur, cru: pure, raw.
p. 402. furore espressivo: expressive frenzy.
p. 408. cul de sac: blind alley.
p. 412. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
408
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THE TWILIGHT OF IDOLS, THE ANTI-CHRIST, ETC.
is to p. 427. deus sive natura: either God or Nature.
p. 429. regressus in infinitum; see above, on p. 76.
progressus; see above, on p. 138.
creator spiritus: creator of the spirit.
XVI.
The Twilight of Idols, The Anti-
Christ, etc.
p. xvii. increscunt, etc. : my spirits rise, my valour
gathers strength from its wound.
p. 3. pudeurs: modesties.
panem et Circen: bread and Circe (an adapta-
tion of Juvenal's " panem et circenses"
—bread and games).
en passant: in passing.
p. 4. contradictio, etc. ; see on XII. , p. 23.
p. 6. On ne, etc. : it is only when seated that one
can think and write.
p. 9,10. consensus sapientium: agreement of philoso-
phers.
p. 11. monstrum, etc: a freak in appearance, a freak
in soul.
buffo: grotesque.
p. 13. Agon: contest.
p. 14. monstrum in animo: freak in soul.
p. 15. Le rigueur: compulsory.
p. 17. sudspecieaHerni:undertheformoftheeternal.
p. 18. idiefixe: rooted idea.
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p. 20. causa sui: cause of itself.
ens realissimum: most real entity.
p. 25. Incipit: begins.
p. 26. ilfaut, etc. : we must kill the passions.
p. 31. ecce homo! : Behold the Man!
p. 32. perse: in itself.
p. 34. crede experto: believe one who has tested.
p. 36. antecedentia: antecedents.
p. 37. horrendum pudendum: thing to be dreaded
and ashamed of.
p. 38. nervus sympathicus: sympathetic nerve.
p. 45. termini: ends.
p. 49. piafraus: pious fraud.
p. 51. Deutschland, etc: Germany, Germany above
all!
p. 56. pulchrum, etc. ; see on VII. , p. 64.
p. 58. nuances: shades.
p. 60. inimpurisnaturalibus: in the impure natural
state (a play on " in puris naturalibus ").
lactea ubertas: milky copiousness.
p. 64. Lettresd'un Voyageur: Lettersof a Traveller.
p. 70. proprium: peculiar characteristic.
p. 71. yo me, etc. : I succeed to myself.
tamquam, etc. : as if after a success.
ut desint, etc. : though my powers fail, yet the
pleasure is worthy of praise.
p. 78. amorintellectualisdei: intellectual loveofGod.
410
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THE TWILIGHT OF IDOLS, THE ANTI-CHRIST, ETC.
p. 79, 80. Agon; see above, on p. 13.
Fart pour l'art: art for art's sake.
p. 82. aut liberi, out libri: either children or books.
je me verrai, etc. : I shall see myself, I shall
read myself, I shall be in ecstasies and
shall say: "Is it possible that I have
been so clever? "
p. 84. partie Itonteuse: privy part.
p. 85. optimum: best.
p. 89. pur et vert: downright (lit. pure and green).
p. 91. per se\ see above, on p. 32.
p. g6. in infinitum; see on XV. , p. 60.
imperium Romanum; see on X. , p. 116.
p. 100. laisser-aller; see on III. , p. 55.
p. 106. ilest indigne, etc. : it is unworthy of noble
hearts to communicate the pain which
they feel.
grandeur de cceur: greatness of heart.
p. 108. in rebus tacticis: in matters of tactics.
canaille: mob.
p. 109. par excellence: downright, thorough.
p. 110. ens realissimum; see above, on p. 20.
in praxi; see on XV. , p. 396.
p. 113. cere perennius: more enduring than bronze.
Horace alludes thus to his own poems.
p. 114. saturaMenippea: medleyofMenippus(akind
of essays in mingled prose and verse).
principe; see on XV. , p. 343.
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VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 115. niaiserie allemande: German stupidity.
p. 116. Polis; see on VI. , p. 345.
p. 117. Cultur der Griechen: Culture of the Greeks.
p. 127. largeur de cæur: largeness of heart, broad-
mindedness.
p. 132. praxis : practice.
p. 135.
lief with me is that every man of power
lies when he is speaking, and still more
so when he is writing.
p. 53. post hoc: after this.
propter hoc: because of this.
p. 55. causa finalis: final cause.
p. 56. causa efficiens: efficient cause.
405
## p. 406 (#534) ############################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 60. processus in infinitum: march to infinity.
p. 76. regressus in infinitum: retreat to infinity.
p. 89. primum mobile ; see on XIV. , p. 282.
p. 125. causæ finales, causæ efficientes: final causes,
efficient causes.
p. 138. progressus, etc. : progress to infinity.
p. 154. l'animal, etc. : the animal never makes pro-
gress as a species. Man alone has made
progress as a species.
p. 155. dénaturer la nature: go against nature.
p. 157. sui generis : unique.
p. 200. jus talionis; see on VII. , p. 202.
p. 217. les grandes, etc. : “the great souls are
not those which have fewer passions
and more virtues than common
souls, but those which have greater
designs. ”
p. 226. pulchrum; see on VII. , p. 64.
p. 232. sub specie boni ; see on XIV. , p. 94.
p. 233. il faut vivre, etc. : one must live, in order to
live for others.
p. 240. Tais Tailww: a child playing
p. 244. primum mobile; see on XIV. , p. 282.
p. 250. pudeurs; reticences.
p. 252. l'art pour l'art: art for art's sake
p. 255. suggestion mentale: mental suggestion.
p. 259. erotica ; matters of love.
406
## p. 407 (#535) ############################################
THE WILL TO POWER
p. 261. vers la canaille, etc. : towards the rabble of
scrawlers.
p. 266. expressivo: expressiveness.
p. 267. tous, etc. : all these moderns are poets who
. have tried to be painters. One has
looked for dramas in history.
p. 270. mignardise: affectedness.
p. 274. pur sang : pure-blooded.
p. 275. in rebus musicis, etc. : in the matter of music
and musicians.
p. 302. aurea mediocritas: golden mean. From
Horace.
336. diners chez Magny: dinners at Magny's. A
famous Paris restaurant.
P. 343. niaiserie anglaise : English stupidity.
Principe: Prince.
p. 350. delicatesse : delicacy.
p. 351. Race, etc. : race of freedmen, race of slaves
torn from our hands, tributary people,
new people, licence was granted you to
be free, but not to us to be noble; for us
everything is a right, for you everything
is a favour, we are not of your com-
munity: we are complete in ourselves.
p. 352. uno èv dyan (meden agan): nothing in ex-
cess.
é y npóteld (enkrateia): continence.
connois (askesis): discipline, exercise.
407
## p. 408 (#536) ############################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 354. comprendre c'est igaler: to understand is to
equalise. I
p. 355. otium: leisure.
laisser-aller; see on III. , p. 55.
p. 368. voluntas: will.
p. 377. prava, etc. : to correct mistakes, to strength-
en what is right, and to make holy things
more sublime.
p. 381. maledetto, etc. : cursed be he who saddens an
immortal spirit.
p. 383. les philosophes, etc. : philosophers are not
made to love each other. Eagles do not
fly in company. We must leave that to
the partridges, to the starlings. . . . To
soar above and have talons, that is the
lot of great geniuses.
p. 384. ipso facto: of its very nature.
p. 396. in praxi: in practice.
p. 397. dans, etc. : in the sphere of the ideal and the
impossible.
p. 397. son ge'nie: his genius has the same build and
the same structure; he is one of the three
sovereign spirits of the Italian Renais-
sance.
p. 399. pur, cru: pure, raw.
p. 402. furore espressivo: expressive frenzy.
p. 408. cul de sac: blind alley.
p. 412. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
408
## p. 409 (#537) ############################################
THE TWILIGHT OF IDOLS, THE ANTI-CHRIST, ETC.
is to p. 427. deus sive natura: either God or Nature.
p. 429. regressus in infinitum; see above, on p. 76.
progressus; see above, on p. 138.
creator spiritus: creator of the spirit.
XVI.
The Twilight of Idols, The Anti-
Christ, etc.
p. xvii. increscunt, etc. : my spirits rise, my valour
gathers strength from its wound.
p. 3. pudeurs: modesties.
panem et Circen: bread and Circe (an adapta-
tion of Juvenal's " panem et circenses"
—bread and games).
en passant: in passing.
p. 4. contradictio, etc. ; see on XII. , p. 23.
p. 6. On ne, etc. : it is only when seated that one
can think and write.
p. 9,10. consensus sapientium: agreement of philoso-
phers.
p. 11. monstrum, etc: a freak in appearance, a freak
in soul.
buffo: grotesque.
p. 13. Agon: contest.
p. 14. monstrum in animo: freak in soul.
p. 15. Le rigueur: compulsory.
p. 17. sudspecieaHerni:undertheformoftheeternal.
p. 18. idiefixe: rooted idea.
409
## p. 410 (#538) ############################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 20. causa sui: cause of itself.
ens realissimum: most real entity.
p. 25. Incipit: begins.
p. 26. ilfaut, etc. : we must kill the passions.
p. 31. ecce homo! : Behold the Man!
p. 32. perse: in itself.
p. 34. crede experto: believe one who has tested.
p. 36. antecedentia: antecedents.
p. 37. horrendum pudendum: thing to be dreaded
and ashamed of.
p. 38. nervus sympathicus: sympathetic nerve.
p. 45. termini: ends.
p. 49. piafraus: pious fraud.
p. 51. Deutschland, etc: Germany, Germany above
all!
p. 56. pulchrum, etc. ; see on VII. , p. 64.
p. 58. nuances: shades.
p. 60. inimpurisnaturalibus: in the impure natural
state (a play on " in puris naturalibus ").
lactea ubertas: milky copiousness.
p. 64. Lettresd'un Voyageur: Lettersof a Traveller.
p. 70. proprium: peculiar characteristic.
p. 71. yo me, etc. : I succeed to myself.
tamquam, etc. : as if after a success.
ut desint, etc. : though my powers fail, yet the
pleasure is worthy of praise.
p. 78. amorintellectualisdei: intellectual loveofGod.
410
*iJ£»l
. '
## p. 411 (#539) ############################################
THE TWILIGHT OF IDOLS, THE ANTI-CHRIST, ETC.
p. 79, 80. Agon; see above, on p. 13.
Fart pour l'art: art for art's sake.
p. 82. aut liberi, out libri: either children or books.
je me verrai, etc. : I shall see myself, I shall
read myself, I shall be in ecstasies and
shall say: "Is it possible that I have
been so clever? "
p. 84. partie Itonteuse: privy part.
p. 85. optimum: best.
p. 89. pur et vert: downright (lit. pure and green).
p. 91. per se\ see above, on p. 32.
p. g6. in infinitum; see on XV. , p. 60.
imperium Romanum; see on X. , p. 116.
p. 100. laisser-aller; see on III. , p. 55.
p. 106. ilest indigne, etc. : it is unworthy of noble
hearts to communicate the pain which
they feel.
grandeur de cceur: greatness of heart.
p. 108. in rebus tacticis: in matters of tactics.
canaille: mob.
p. 109. par excellence: downright, thorough.
p. 110. ens realissimum; see above, on p. 20.
in praxi; see on XV. , p. 396.
p. 113. cere perennius: more enduring than bronze.
Horace alludes thus to his own poems.
p. 114. saturaMenippea: medleyofMenippus(akind
of essays in mingled prose and verse).
principe; see on XV. , p. 343.
411
## p. 412 (#540) ############################################
VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES
p. 115. niaiserie allemande: German stupidity.
p. 116. Polis; see on VI. , p. 345.
p. 117. Cultur der Griechen: Culture of the Greeks.
p. 127. largeur de cæur: largeness of heart, broad-
mindedness.
p. 132. praxis : practice.
p. 135.
