13. The Value of Life (Pessimism and Optimism)

GA 4/l13/p042 · RSP1964 LowLow alignmentMost translators re-paragraphed Steiner substantially. The locus identifies the same chapter or section, but paragraph-N to paragraph-N mapping is loose. For exact-quotation precision, compare with the German.

Just as I leave the bad apples out of account in the enjoyment of the good ones, so I give myself up to the satisfaction of a desire after having shaken off the unavoidable pain.

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Cite: GA 4/l13/p042 · edition RSP1964 (Steiner 1918 revised edition)