Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Nietzsche Sez - Judge not
101. Judge not
...Egoism is not evil, for the idea of one's "neighbor" (the word has a Christian origin* and does not reflect the truth) is very weak in us; and we feel toward him almost as free and irresponsible as toward plants and stones. That the other suffers must be learned; and it can never be learned completely.
* Nietzsche is probably referring to Luke 10:25-37, the parable of the Good Samaritian.
...Egoism is not evil, for the idea of one's "neighbor" (the word has a Christian origin* and does not reflect the truth) is very weak in us; and we feel toward him almost as free and irresponsible as toward plants and stones. That the other suffers must be learned; and it can never be learned completely.
* Nietzsche is probably referring to Luke 10:25-37, the parable of the Good Samaritian.
