10. VIII. 15 Echter Sommertag!
Dennoch zuhause geblieben u. in der Depend eance gearbeitet. 10h vormittags die Literatur zuende gefeilt. 11–12h Klavier gespielt mit großer Freude u. besonderer Genugtuung wieder bei Finger zu sein! — — Karte an Gärtner. Lie-Liechen an Mama. — 5–7h Gewitter, Regen. — Fichtes erste Rede 1 gelesen; vortrefflich darin die Gedanken über Selbstsucht. *Das Testament der Reichen: den Strumpf zum Erben zu machen. — *
© Transcription Marko Deisinger. |
August 10, 1915. A genuine summer's day!
Nevertheless, we stay at home and work in the annex. At 10 o'clock in the morning, the "Literature" completely revised. From 11 to 12, I played the piano with great joy – and especially satisfied that my fingers are functioning! — — Postcard to Gärtner; Lie-Liechen to Mama. — From 5 to 7 o'clock, thunder and rain. — Fichte's first address 1 read; the ideas in it on selfishness are excellent. *The testament of the wealthy: to make a legacy of one's stockings. — *
© Translation William Drabkin. |
10. VIII. 15 Echter Sommertag!
Dennoch zuhause geblieben u. in der Depend eance gearbeitet. 10h vormittags die Literatur zuende gefeilt. 11–12h Klavier gespielt mit großer Freude u. besonderer Genugtuung wieder bei Finger zu sein! — — Karte an Gärtner. Lie-Liechen an Mama. — 5–7h Gewitter, Regen. — Fichtes erste Rede 1 gelesen; vortrefflich darin die Gedanken über Selbstsucht. *Das Testament der Reichen: den Strumpf zum Erben zu machen. — *
© Transcription Marko Deisinger. |
August 10, 1915. A genuine summer's day!
Nevertheless, we stay at home and work in the annex. At 10 o'clock in the morning, the "Literature" completely revised. From 11 to 12, I played the piano with great joy – and especially satisfied that my fingers are functioning! — — Postcard to Gärtner; Lie-Liechen to Mama. — From 5 to 7 o'clock, thunder and rain. — Fichte's first address 1 read; the ideas in it on selfishness are excellent. *The testament of the wealthy: to make a legacy of one's stockings. — *
© Translation William Drabkin. |
Footnotes1 In his Addresses to the German Nation (Reden an die deutsche Nation, Berlin: Realschulbuchhandlung, 1808), Johann Gottlieb Fichte advocates German nationalism in reaction to the occupation and subjugation of German territories by Napoleon's French Empire. |