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Every series of evolutions, according to them, was presided over by a prophet; and every prophet had his 'Hazar,'—his dynasty of a thousand years."

Chaque série d'évolutions, selon eux, était présidée par un prophète ; et chaque prophète avait son « Hazar », — sa dynastie de mille ans."

All Zarathustra's views, as also his personality, were early conceptions of my brother's mind.

Toutes les idées de Zarathoustra, ainsi que sa personnalité, furent des conceptions précoces de l'esprit de mon frère.

Whoever reads his posthumously published writings for the years 1869–82 with care, will constantly meet with passages suggestive of Zarathustra's thoughts and doctrines.

Quiconque lit avec attention ses écrits publiés à titre posthume pour les années 1869–82 rencontrera constamment des passages évocateurs des pensées et des doctrines de Zarathoustra.

For instance, the ideal of the Superman is put forth quite clearly in all his writings during the years 1873–75; and in "We Philologists", the following remarkable observations occur:—

Par exemple, l'idéal du Surhomme est exposé très clairement dans tous ses écrits au cours des années 1873–75 ; et dans « Nous les philologues », les remarquables observations suivantes apparaissent :

"How can one praise and glorify a nation as a whole?—Even among the Greeks, it was the INDIVIDUALS that counted."

« Comment peut-on louer et glorifier une nation dans son ensemble ? — Même chez les Grecs, ce sont les INDIVIDUS qui comptaient. »

"The Greeks are interesting and extremely important because they reared such a vast number of great individuals. How was this possible? The question is one which ought to be studied.

« Les Grecs sont intéressants et extrêmement importants parce qu'ils ont élevé un si grand nombre de grands individus. Comment cela était-il possible ? C'est une question qui devrait être étudiée.

"I am interested only in the relations of a people to the rearing of the individual man, and among the Greeks the conditions were unusually favourable for the development of the individual; not by any means owing to the goodness of the people, but because of the struggles of their evil instincts.

« Je ne m'intéresse qu'aux relations d'un peuple avec l'éducation de l'individu, et chez les Grecs les conditions étaient exceptionnellement favorables au développement de l'individu ; non pas du tout en raison de la bonté du peuple, mais à cause des luttes de leurs mauvais instincts.

"WITH THE HELP OF FAVOURABLE MEASURES GREAT INDIVIDUALS MIGHT BE REARED WHO WOULD BE BOTH DIFFERENT FROM AND HIGHER THAN THOSE WHO HERETOFORE HAVE OWED THEIR EXISTENCE TO MERE CHANCE.

« À L'AIDE DE MESURES FAVORABLES, DE GRANDS INDIVIDUS POURRAIENT ÊTRE ÉLEVÉS QUI SERAIENT À LA FOIS DIFFÉRENTS ET SUPÉRIEURS À CEUX QUI JUSQU'ICI ONT DÛ LEUR EXISTENCE AU SIMPLE HASARD.

Here we may still be hopeful: in the rearing of exceptional men.

Ici, nous pouvons encore avoir de l'espoir : dans l'éducation d'hommes exceptionnels.

Vocabulary

Chaque: Each; every single one of something.
série: A series; sequence of related items.
évolutions: Evolutions; developments or changes over time.
selon: According to; in the opinion of.
eux: Them; pronoun referring to masculine plural.
était: Was; past tense of être.
présidée: Presided over; led or chaired by.
par: By; preposition indicating agent or means.
un: A; indefinite article masculine singular.
prophète: Prophet; person claiming divine inspiration or knowledge.
et: And; conjunction joining words or clauses.
avait: Had; past tense of avoir.
son: His, her, its; possessive adjective singular.
sa: His, her, its; possessive adjective feminine singular.
dynastie: Dynasty; succession of rulers from same family.
de: Of; preposition indicating possession or composition.
mille: Thousand; number equal to 1,000.
ans: Years; plural of an, unit of time.
Toutes: All; feminine plural form of tout.
les: The; definite article plural.
idées: Ideas; thoughts or concepts in mind.
ainsi: Thus; in this way or manner.
que: That; relative pronoun or conjunction.
personnalité: Personality; distinctive character of a person.
furent: Were; past tense of être plural.
des: Some; indefinite article plural or preposition.
conceptions: Conceptions; ideas or ways of understanding.
précoces: Precocious; developed or matured early.
esprit: Spirit; mind, intellect, or animating force.
mon: My; possessive adjective masculine singular.
frère: Brother; male sibling or religious companion.
Quiconque: Whoever; any person who; everyone.
lit: Reads; present tense of lire.
avec: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
attention: Attention; careful notice or consideration.
ses: His, her, its; possessive adjective plural.
écrits: Writings; written works or documents.
publiés: Published; made public or issued.
titre: Title; name of a work.
posthume: Posthumous; published after author's death.
pour: For; preposition indicating purpose or duration.
années: Years; plural of année, period of time.
rencontrera: Will meet or encounter; future tense.
constamment: Constantly; continuously or repeatedly over time.
passages: Passages; sections of text or narrative.
évocateurs: Evocative; calling to mind or suggesting.
pensées: Thoughts; ideas or reflections in mind.
doctrines: Doctrines; official or established belief systems.
Par: By; preposition indicating means or agent.
exemple: Example; instance serving as illustration.
idéal: Ideal; perfect or most desirable condition.
du: Of the; contraction of de and le.
est: Is; present tense of être.
exposé: Exposed; revealed or presented clearly.
très: Very; adverb indicating high degree.
clairement: Clearly; in a clear manner.
dans: In; preposition indicating location or time.
tous: All; everything or everyone collectively.
au: To the; contraction of à and le.
cours: Course; progression or sequence of events.
Nous: We; first-person plural pronoun.
philologues: Philologists; scholars of languages and texts.
remarquables: Remarkable; worthy of notice or attention.
observations: Observations; careful noticing or remarks.
suivantes: Following; coming after or next.
Comment: How; in what way or manner.
peut: Can; present tense of pouvoir.
on: One; indefinite pronoun or impersonal.
louer: Praise; express approval or admiration.
glorifier: Glorify; praise highly or elevate.

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