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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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were it not so much
"The charm of knowledge would be small, were it not so much shame has to be overcome on the way to it." ? Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzche
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Readng the sentence above, I don't understand 'were it not~' clearly. Is it that 'were it not~' can be paraphrased into 'if it were not (that) so much shame has to be overcome on the way to it?' In fact, I've heard of it (Were it not for / If it were not for), but never heard of it (Were it not that / If it were not that).
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Readng the sentence above, I don't understand 'were it not~' clearly. Is it that 'were it not~' can be paraphrased into 'if it were not (that) so much shame has to be overcome on the way to it?' In fact, I've heard of it (Were it not for / If it were not for), but never heard of it (Were it not that / If it were not that).
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Anonymous Is it that 'were it not~' can be paraphrased into 'if it were not Right. Anonymous I've heard of it (Were it not for / If it were not for), but never heard of it (Were it not that / If it were not that). 'That' is irrelevant.
- Anonymous Is it that 'were it not~' can be paraphrased into 'if it were not Right.
- Anonymous I've heard of it (Were it not for / If it were not for), but never heard of it (Were it not that / If it were not that).
- 'That' is irrelevant.
- 'Were it not for' = 'if it were not for'; 'were it not because' = 'if it were not because'; etc.
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Anonymous Is it that 'were it not~' can be paraphrased into 'if it were notRight.
AnonymousI've heard of it (Were it not for / If it were not for), but never heard of it (Were it not that / If it were not that).'That' is irrelevant. 'Were it not for' = 'if it were not for'; 'were it not because' = 'if it were not because'
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