Human judgment of human actions is true and void , that is to say, first true and then void.... The judgment of the word is true, the judgment in itself is void.... Only he who is a party can really judge, but as a party he cannot judge. Hence it follows that there is no possibility of judgment in the world, only a glimmer of it.

Summary

This quote suggests that human judgment of human actions is both true and void. It states that while our judgments of the external world may be accurate, the act of judgment itself is empty and ultimately meaningless. It further asserts that the only ones who can truly judge are those directly involved or affected, but even they are unable to objectively judge as their perspective is biased. Therefore, the quote concludes that true judgment is not truly possible in the world, but only a faint glimpse of it exists.

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