Lightning and thunder need time, the light of the stars needs time, deeds need time, even after they are done, to be seen and heard.
[Blitz und Donner brauchen Zeit, das Licht der Gestirne braucht Zeit, Thaten brauchen Zeit, auch nachdem sie gethan sind, um gesehen und gehört zu werden.]
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher and poet
The Gay Science [Die fröhliche Wissenschaft], Book 3, § 125 (1882) [tr. Common (1911)]
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