It is nothing more than a moral prejudice that truth is worth more than semblance; it is, in fact, the worst proved supposition in the world. ... Why might not the world which concerns us⁠—be a fiction? And to any one who suggested: "But to a fiction belongs an originator?"⁠—might it not be bluntly replied: why? May not this "belong" also belong to the fiction? Is it not at length permitted to be a little ironical towards the subject, just as towards the predicate and object? Might not the philosopher elevate himself above faith in grammar?

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is nothing more than a moral prejudice that truth is worth more than semblance; it is, in fact, the worst proved supposition in the world. ... Why might not the world which concerns us⁠—be a fiction? And to any one who suggested: "But to a fiction belongs an originator?"⁠—might it not be bluntly replied: why? May not this "belong" also belong to the fiction? Is it not at length permitted to be a little ironical towards the subject, just as towards the predicate and object? Might not the philosopher elevate himself above faith in grammar?" in the context of "Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil (1886) II.34, Helen Zimmern translation (1906)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.