Human, all too human
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1. excerpts
1.1. 149. The slow arrow of beauty
THE SLOW ARROW OF BEAUTY. – The noblest kind of beauty is that which does not transport us suddenly, which does not make stormy and intoxicating impressions (such a kind easily arouses disgust), but that which slowly filters into our minds, which we take away with us almost unnoticed, and which we encounter again in our dreams; but which, however, after having long lain modestly on our hearts, takes entire possession of us, fills our eyes with tears and our hearts with longing. What is it that we long for at the sight of beauty? We long to be beautiful, we fancy it must bring much happiness with it. But that is a mistake.
- This is my favourite qoute so far.
- story: I read this in highschool, the one excerpt easily understandable in the book. Some of Nietzsche’s writings are natural to me and echo, this excerpt is among the mosts.
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Thinking, that is evaluating and generating thoughts, ideas, that is:
- not affected by self-interest
In Human, all too human’s very first paragraph, Nietzsche states that disinterested comteplation is proven, by historical philosophical methods, to be not existing. As there will be some kind of “covetous desire” somewhere in every thought.