Famous Quotes | An aphorism, honestly stamped...

An aphorism, honestly stamped and molded, has not yet been “deciphered” once we have read it over; rather, its exegesis—for which an art of exegesis is needed—has only just begun. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 5, p. 255, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). On the Genealogy of Morals, “Preface,” section 8 (1887).

Categories: Aphorisms And Epigrams, Classical Scholar, Critic Of Culture, Philosopher

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