Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 3
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."
Ogni serie di evoluzioni, secondo loro, era presieduta da un profeta; e ogni profeta aveva il suo 'Hazar,'—la sua dinastia di mille anni."
All Zarathustra's views, as also his personality, were early conceptions of my brother's mind.
Tutte le opinioni di Zarathustra, come anche la sua personalità, erano concezioni precoci della mente di mio fratello.
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.
Chiunque legga con attenzione i suoi scritti pubblicati postumi per gli anni 1869–82, si imbatterà costantemente in passi che richiamano i pensieri e le dottrine di Zarathustra.
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:—
Per esempio, l'ideale del Superuomo è esposto in modo abbastanza chiaro in tutti i suoi scritti durante gli anni 1873–75; e in "Noi Filologi", compaiono le seguenti notevoli osservazioni:—
"How can one praise and glorify a nation as a whole?—Even among the Greeks, it was the INDIVIDUALS that counted."
"Come si può lodare e glorificare una nazione nel suo insieme?—Anche tra i Greci, erano gli INDIVIDUI che contavano."
"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.
"I Greci sono interessanti ed estremamente importanti perché allevarono un numero così vasto di grandi individui. Come era possibile? È una questione che dovrebbe essere studiata.
"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.
"Mi interessano solo i rapporti di un popolo con l'allevamento dell'individuo, e tra i Greci le condizioni erano insolitamente favorevoli allo sviluppo dell'individuo; non certo a causa della bontà del popolo, ma a causa delle lotte dei loro istinti malvagi.
"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.
"CON L'AIUTO DI MISURE FAVOREVOLI SI POTREBBERO ALLEVARE GRANDI INDIVIDUI CHE SAREBBERO SIA DIVERSI SIA SUPERIORI A COLORO CHE FINORA HANNO DOVUTO LA LORO ESISTENZA AL MERO CASO.
Here we may still be hopeful: in the rearing of exceptional men.
Qui possiamo ancora nutrire speranza: nell'allevamento di uomini eccezionali.
Vocabulary
- Ogni
- Each, every; used to indicate all members of a group
- serie
- Series, sequence; a number of related things in order
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship
- evoluzioni
- Evolutions, developments; processes of gradual change or growth
- secondo
- Second, according to; following in order or sequence
- loro
- Their, them; third-person plural possessive or object pronoun
- era
- Was, epoch; past tense of essere or historical period
- da
- By, from; preposition indicating origin or agent
- un
- A, an; indefinite article masculine singular form
- profeta
- Prophet; a person believed to have divine message or foresight
- aveva
- Had; past tense third-person singular of avere
- il
- The; definite article masculine singular form
- suo
- His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular form
- dinastia
- Dynasty; series of rulers from the same family or lineage
- mille
- Thousand; the number 1000
- anni
- Years; plural of anno, unit of time measurement
- Tutte
- All; feminine plural form of tutto
- le
- The; definite article feminine plural form
- opinioni
- Opinions, views; personal beliefs or judgments on matters
- come
- How, as, like; interrogative or comparative conjunction
- anche
- Also, too, even; used to add emphasis or inclusion
- personalità
- Personality; distinctive character or qualities of a person
- erano
- Were; past tense third-person plural of essere
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la
- mente
- Mind; faculty of thinking, reasoning, and consciousness
- mio
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- fratello
- Brother; male sibling or member of same group
- Chiunque
- Whoever, anyone; indefinite pronoun meaning any person
- legga
- Read; third-person subjunctive present of leggere
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- attenzione
- Attention, care; act of focusing mind on something
- suoi
- His, hers, its; third-person plural possessive adjective
- scritti
- Writings; plural of scritto, written works or documents
- pubblicati
- Published; past participle of pubblicare
- per
- For; preposition indicating purpose, duration, or direction
- gli
- The; definite article masculine plural form
- si
- One, oneself; reflexive or impersonal pronoun marker
- costantemente
- Constantly, continually; in a continuous or persistent manner
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
- passi
- Passages, steps; sections of text or movements
- che
- That, which, who; relative or subordinating conjunction
- richiamano
- Recall, evoke; third-person plural present of richiamare
- pensieri
- Thoughts, ideas; mental activities or cognitive processes
- dottrine
- Doctrines, teachings; systems of principles or beliefs
- Per
- For; preposition indicating purpose or duration
- esempio
- Example; instance or illustration of a general principle
- ideale
- Ideal; perfect or most suitable concept or standard
- del
- Of the; contraction of di and il
- esposto
- Exposed, set forth; past participle of esporre
- modo
- Mode, way, manner; method or fashion of doing things
- abbastanza
- Enough, quite, rather; adverb indicating sufficiency
- chiaro
- Clear; easily understood or distinctly visible
- tutti
- All, everyone; masculine plural of tutto
- durante
- During; preposition indicating time period or span
- Noi
- We, us; first-person plural pronoun
- compaiono
- Appear, occur; third-person plural present of comparire
- seguenti
- Following; adjective indicating what comes after
- notevoli
- Notable, remarkable; worthy of attention or comment
- osservazioni
- Observations, remarks; acts of noticing or comments made
- Come
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner or way
- può
- Can, is able; third-person singular present of potere
- lodare
- To praise; to express approval or admiration
- glorificare
- To glorify; to praise highly or honor greatly
- una
- A, an; indefinite article feminine singular form
- nazione
- Nation; country or people united by territory or culture
- nel
- In the; contraction of in and il
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