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Ye lofty thinkers, of whom Aristotle said that ye wander through life vacillating and inactive so long as no great honour or glorious Cause calleth you to deeds! It is you I summon! Refrain this once from seeking refuge in your lairs of solitude and dark misgivings. Bethink you that this book was framed to be your herald. YE LOFTY THINKERS OF WHOM ARISTOTLE SAID THAT YE WANDER THROUGH LIFE VACILLATING AND INACTIVE SO LONG AS NO GREAT HONOUR OR GLORIOUS CAUSE CALLETH YOU TO DEEDS IT IS YOU I SUMMON REFRAIN THIS ONCE FROM SEEKING REFUGE IN YOUR LAIRS OF SOLITUDE AND DARK MISGIVINGS BETHINK YOU THAT THIS BOOK WAS FRAMED TO BE YOUR HERALD
 men, as the correct standard and measure of all things. We would have him so highly educated that he could even think meanly of his education or despise it altogether. Only thus would he be able to trust entirely to the author's guidance; for it is only by virtue of ignorance and his consciousness of ignorance, that the latter can dare to make himself heard. Finally, the author would wish his reader to be fully alive to the specific character of our present barbarism and of that which distinguishes us, as the barbarians of the nineteenth century, from other barbarians. Now, with this book in his hand, the writer seeks all those who may happen to be wandering, hither and thither, impelled by feelings similar to his own. Allow yourselves to be discovered--ye lonely ones in whose existence I believe! Ye unselfish ones, suffering in yourselves from the corruption of the German spirit! Ye contemplative ones who cannot, with hasty glances, turn your eyes swiftly from one surface to another! TER THE STYLE OF MOST MODERN MEN AS THE CORRECT STANDARD AND MEASURE OF ALL THINGS WE WOULD HAVE HIM SO HIGHLY EDUCATED THAT HE COULD EVEN THINK MEANLY OF HIS EDUCATION OR DESPISE IT ALTOGETHER ONLY THUS WOULD HE BE ABLE TO TRUST ENTIRELY TO THE AUTHOR'S GUIDANCE FOR IT IS ONLY BY VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE AND HIS CONSCIOUSNESS OF IGNORANCE THAT THE LATTER CAN DARE TO MAKE HIMSELF HEARD FINALLY THE AUTHOR WOULD WISH HIS READER TO BE FULLY ALIVE TO THE SPECIFIC CHARACTER OF OUR PRESENT BARBARISM AND THAT WHICH DISTINGUISHES US AS THE BARBARIANS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY FROM OTHER BARBARIANS NOW WITH THIS BOOK IN HIS HAND THE WRITER SEEKS ALL THOSE WHO MAY HAPPEN TO BE WANDERING HITHER AND THITHER IMPELLED BY FEELINGS SIMILAR TO HIS OWN ALLOW YOURSELVES TO BE DISCOVERED YE LONELY ONES WHOSE EXISTENCE I BELIEVE YE UNSELFISH ONES SUFFERING IN YOURSELVES FROM THE CORRUPTION OF THE GERMAN SPIRIT YE CONTEMPLATIVE ONES WHO CANNOT WITH HASTY GLANCES TURN YOUR EYES SWIFTLY FROM ONE SURFACE TO ANOTHER
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