The Karma of Untruthfulness: v. 1 by Steiner Rudolf; Collis J.;
Author:Steiner, Rudolf; Collis, J.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Published: 2016-03-12T16:00:00+00:00
The French people have the tendency to push the thought right down to the word; thus, when they speak, the thought is pushed right into what they are saying. That is why, especially in this field, there is so easily an intoxication with words, with phrases—and I mean phrases in the best sense:
The English people press the thought down below the word, so that the thought mingles with the word and seeks reality beyond the word:
The German language has the peculiarity of not taking the thought as far as the word. Only because of this was it possible for philosophers such as Fichte, Schelling, Hegel—who it would be impossible to imagine anywhere else in the world—to do their work. The German language does not take the thought as far as the word, it retains the thought in the thought. Because of this, however, people will very easily misunderstand one another. For a true translation in this situation is impossible, it is always only a substitute. It is not possible to say what Hegel said, in English or French. It is impossible; such translations can only ever be a substitute. The fact that some understanding is possible comes about solely because certain basic Latin elements are common to more than one language, for it is the same whether you say ‘association’ in French, or ‘association’ in English; both go back to the Latin element. Such things build bridges. But every people has its own special mission and it is only possible to approach this through a longing to attain such an understanding.
The Slav people push the thought inwards so that it is here:
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