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Der Antichrist
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
(1888)

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L'Antéchrist, Imprécation contre le christianisme The Antichrist

AVANT—PROPOS Preface
Ce livre appartient au plus petit nombre. Peutêtre n’atil pas encore trouvé son public.Tout au plus me liront ceux qui comprennent mon Zarathoustra. Comment oseraisje me confondre avec ceux pour qui, aujourd’hui déjà, on a des oreilles ? — Aprèsdemain seulement m’appartiendra. Quelquesuns naissent posthumes.
Je connais trop bien les conditions qu’il faut réaliser pour me comprendre, qui me font comprendre nécessairement. Il faut être intègre dans les choses de l’esprit, intègre jusqu’à la dureté pour pouvoir seulement supporter mon sérieux et ma passion. Il faut être habitué à vivre sur des montagnes, — à voir audessous de soi le pitoyable bavardage de la politique du jour et de l’égoïsme des peuples. Il faut que l’on soit devenu indifférent, il ne faut jamais demander si la vérité est utile, si elle peut devenir pour quelqu’un une destinée... Une prédilection des forts pour des questions que personne aujourd’hui n’a plus le courage d’élucider ; le courage du fruit défendu ; la prédestination du labyrinthe. Une expérience de sept solitudes. Des oreilles nouvelles pour une musique nouvelle. Des yeux nouveaux pour les choses les plus lointaines. Une conscience nouvelle pour des vérités restées muettes jusqu’ici. Et la volonté de l’économie de grand style : rassembler sa force, son enthousiasme... Le respect de soimême ; l’amour de soi ; l‘absolue liberté envers soimême...
Eh bien ! Ceuxlà seuls sont mes lecteurs, mes véritables lecteurs, mes lecteurs prédestinés : qu’importe le reste ? — Le reste n’est que l’humanité. — Il faut être supérieur à l’humanité en force, en hauteur d’âme, — en mépris...

This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. It is possible that they may be among those who understand my “Zarathustra”: how could I confound myself with those who are now sprouting ears?—First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some men are born posthumously.

The conditions under which any one understands me, and necessarily understands me—I know them only too well. Even to endure my seriousness, my passion, he must carry intellectual integrity to the verge of hardness. He must be accustomed to living on mountain tops—and to looking upon the wretched gabble of politics and nationalism as beneath him. He must have become indifferent; he must never ask of the truth whether it brings profit to him or a fatality to him.... He must have an inclination, born of strength, for questions that no one has the courage for; the courage for the forbidden; predestination for the labyrinth. The experience of seven solitudes. New ears for new music. New eyes for what is most distant. A new conscience for truths that have hitherto remained unheard. And the will to economize in the grand manner—to hold together his strength, his enthusiasm.... Reverence for self; love of self; absolute freedom of self....

Very well, then! of that sort only are my readers, my true readers, my readers foreordained: of what account are the rest?—The rest are merely humanity.—One must make one’s self superior to humanity, in power, in loftiness of soul,—in contempt.

Friedrich W. Nietzsche.

well: You use well to say that something was done in a good way.
among: If you are among certain things, they are all around you.
ever: Ever means at any time.
belong: If something belongs to you, you own it.
experience: An experience is something you have seen or done.
rare: If something is rare, you do not see it very often.
condition: The condition of someone or something is the state that they are in.
remain: To remain somewhere is to stay there.
rest: To rest is to stop being active while the body gets back its strength.
serious: When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe.
truth: The truth is a fact or something that is right.
profit: A profit is the extra money you make when you sell something.
owe: To owe is to have to pay or give back something received from another.
yet: Yet is used to say something has not happened up to now.
whether: You use whether when you must choose between two things.
alive: If someone or something is alive, they are not dead.
fit: If something fits, it is small enough orthe right size to go there.
rich: If you are rich, you have a lot of money.
strength: Strength is the physical power that you have.
different: Different describes someone or something that is not the same as others.

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Der Antichrist Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1888)

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L'Antéchrist, Imprécation contre le christianisme		The Antichrist
AVANT—PROPOS		Preface
Ce livre appartient au plus petit nombre. Peutêtre n’atil pas encore trouvé son public.Tout au plus me liront ceux qui comprennent mon Zarathoustra. Comment oseraisje me confondre avec ceux pour qui, aujourd’hui déjà, on a des oreilles ? — Aprèsdemain seulement m’appartiendra. Quelquesuns naissent posthumes. Je connais trop bien les conditions qu’il faut réaliser pour me comprendre, qui me font comprendre nécessairement. Il faut être intègre dans les choses de l’esprit, intègre jusqu’à la dureté pour pouvoir seulement supporter mon sérieux et ma passion. Il faut être habitué à vivre sur des montagnes, — à voir audessous de soi le pitoyable bavardage de la politique du jour et de l’égoïsme des peuples. Il faut que l’on soit devenu indifférent, il ne faut jamais demander si la vérité est utile, si elle peut devenir pour quelqu’un une destinée... Une prédilection des forts pour des questions que personne aujourd’hui n’a plus le courage d’élucider ; le courage du fruit défendu ; la prédestination du labyrinthe. Une expérience de sept solitudes. Des oreilles nouvelles pour une musique nouvelle. Des yeux nouveaux pour les choses les plus lointaines. Une conscience nouvelle pour des vérités restées muettes jusqu’ici. Et la volonté de l’économie de grand style : rassembler sa force, son enthousiasme... Le respect de soimême ; l’amour de soi ; l‘absolue liberté envers soimême... Eh bien ! Ceuxlà seuls sont mes lecteurs, mes véritables lecteurs, mes lecteurs prédestinés : qu’importe le reste ? — Le reste n’est que l’humanité. — Il faut être supérieur à l’humanité en force, en hauteur d’âme, — en mépris...		This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. It is possible that they may be among those who understand my “Zarathustra”: how could I confound myself with those who are now sprouting ears?—First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some men are born posthumously. The conditions under which any one understands me, and necessarily understands me—I know them only too well. Even to endure my seriousness, my passion, he must carry intellectual integrity to the verge of hardness. He must be accustomed to living on mountain tops—and to looking upon the wretched gabble of politics and nationalism as beneath him. He must have become indifferent; he must never ask of the truth whether it brings profit to him or a fatality to him.... He must have an inclination, born of strength, for questions that no one has the courage for; the courage for the forbidden; predestination for the labyrinth. The experience of seven solitudes. New ears for new music. New eyes for what is most distant. A new conscience for truths that have hitherto remained unheard. And the will to economize in the grand manner—to hold together his strength, his enthusiasm.... Reverence for self; love of self; absolute freedom of self.... Very well, then! of that sort only are my readers, my true readers, my readers foreordained: of what account are the rest?—The rest are merely humanity.—One must make one’s self superior to humanity, in power, in loftiness of soul,—in contempt. Friedrich W. Nietzsche.
		well: You use well to say that something was done in a good way. among: If you are among certain things, they are all around you. ever: Ever means at any time. belong: If something belongs to you, you own it. experience: An experience is something you have seen or done. rare: If something is rare, you do not see it very often. condition: The condition of someone or something is the state that they are in. remain: To remain somewhere is to stay there. rest: To rest is to stop being active while the body gets back its strength. serious: When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe. truth: The truth is a fact or something that is right. profit: A profit is the extra money you make when you sell something. owe: To owe is to have to pay or give back something received from another. yet: Yet is used to say something has not happened up to now. whether: You use whether when you must choose between two things. alive: If someone or something is alive, they are not dead. fit: If something fits, it is small enough orthe right size to go there. rich: If you are rich, you have a lot of money. strength: Strength is the physical power that you have. different: Different describes someone or something that is not the same as others.

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