Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 117

What is the greatest thing ye can experience? It is the hour of great contempt. The hour in which even your happiness becometh loathsome unto you, and so also your reason and virtue.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 837

Power is it, this new virtue; a ruling thought is it, and around it a subtle soul: a golden sun, with the serpent of knowledge around it.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2853

Behold, what hath been reserved for thee? Thou hast eyes and hands and mouth, which have been predestined for blessing from eternity. One doth not bless with the hand alone.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2143

—To many that are more unknown to each other than man and woman:—and who hath fully understood HOW UNKNOWN to each other are man and woman!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1872

A LITTLE reason, to be sure, a germ of wisdom scattered from star to star—this leaven is mixed in all things: for the sake of folly, wisdom is mixed in all things!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2628

Never yet have I found the woman by whom I should like to have children, unless it be this woman whom I love: for I love thee, O Eternity!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 714

Too sweet fruits—these the warrior liketh not. Therefore liketh he woman;—bitter is even the sweetest woman.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2271

When the water hath planks, when gangways and railings o’erspan the stream, verily, he is not believed who then saith: “All is in flux.”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1898

And if they should altogether praise me, how could I go to sleep on THEIR praise? A girdle of spines is their praise unto me: it scratcheth me even when I take it off.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2721

For thine enemies showed us thy likeness in their mirror: there lookedst thou with the grimace of a devil, and sneeringly: so that we were afraid of thee.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1144

In the yellow sands and burnt by the sun, he doubtless peereth thirstily at the isles rich in fountains, where life reposeth under shady trees.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3486

Despite the fact, therefore, that all Nietzsche’s views in this respect were dictated to him by the profoundest love; despite Zarathustra’s reservation in this discourse, that “with women nothing (that can be said) is impossible,” and in the face of other overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Nietzsche is universally reported to have mis son pied dans le plat, where the female sex is concerned.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 780

But even the superfluous ones make much ado about their death, and even the hollowest nut wanteth to be cracked.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3373

It carrieth me away, my soul danceth. Day’s-work! Day’s-work! Who is to be master of the world?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3333

“O Zarathustra,” answered the ugliest man, “thou art a rogue!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1780

And if everything have already existed, what thinkest thou, dwarf, of This Moment? Must not this gateway also—have already existed?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1000

Verily, their Saviours themselves came not from freedom and freedom’s seventh heaven! Verily, they themselves never trod the carpets of knowledge!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 110

Despisers of life are they, decaying ones and poisoned ones themselves, of whom the earth is weary: so away with them!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 138

I love him who reserveth no share of spirit for himself, but wanteth to be wholly the spirit of his virtue: thus walketh he as spirit over the bridge.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 219

To the lone-dwellers will I sing my song, and to the twain-dwellers; and unto him who hath still ears for the unheard, will I make the heart heavy with my happiness.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2786

“Thou mayest have deceived subtler ones than I,” said Zarathustra sternly. “I am not on my guard against deceivers; I HAVE TO BE without precaution: so willeth my lot.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3343

“But we do not at all want to enter into the kingdom of heaven: we have become men,—SO WE WANT THE KINGDOM OF EARTH.”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1178

They take from me: but do I yet touch their soul? There is a gap ‘twixt giving and receiving; and the smallest gap hath finally to be bridged over.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1152

And verily, ye famous wise ones, ye servants of the people! Ye yourselves have advanced with the people’s spirit and virtue—and the people by you! To your honour do I say it!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 75

Lo! I am weary of my wisdom, like the bee that hath gathered too much honey; I need hands outstretched to take it.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2699

The peasant is at present the best; and the peasant type should be master! But it is the kingdom of the populace—I no longer allow anything to be imposed upon me. The populace, however—that meaneth, hodgepodge.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 797

Many never become sweet; they rot even in the summer. It is cowardice that holdeth them fast to their branches.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 65

Already at the beginning of this history I hinted at the reasons which led my brother to select a Persian as the incarnation of his ideal of the majestic philosopher.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2972

‘Nothing is true, all is permitted’: so said I to myself. Into the coldest water did I plunge with head and heart. Ah, how oft did I stand there naked on that account, like a red crab!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1421

It said this, and went away clumsily and proudly. A child told it to me.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1448

“Why?” said Zarathustra. “Thou askest why? I do not belong to those who may be asked after their Why.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1239

Verily, too early did ye die for me, ye fugitives. Yet did ye not flee from me, nor did I flee from you: innocent are we to each other in our faithlessness.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2026

I loathe also this great city, and not only this fool. Here and there— there is nothing to better, nothing to worsen.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2838

My love served him long years, my will followed all his will. A good servant, however, knoweth everything, and many a thing even which a master hideth from himself.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2058

Or they learn to shudder with a learned semi-madcap, who waiteth in darkened rooms for spirits to come to him—and the spirit runneth away entirely!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1688

Then was there again spoken unto me without voice: “O Zarathustra, he who hath to remove mountains removeth also valleys and plains.”—

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3470

If he struggled up from barbarism, and still more remotely from the lower Primates, his ideal should be to surpass man himself and reach Superman (see especially the Prologue).

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 860

Ye had not yet sought yourselves: then did ye find me. So do all believers; therefore all belief is of so little account.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2861

At their words will I now chew a long while as at good corn; small shall my teeth grind and crush them, until they flow like milk into my soul!”—

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1173

And you yourselves would I bless, ye twinkling starlets and glow-worms aloft!—and would rejoice in the gifts of your light.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1779

Must not whatever CAN run its course of all things, have already run along that lane? Must not whatever CAN happen of all things have already happened, resulted, and gone by?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 301

Weariness, which seeketh to get to the ultimate with one leap, with a death-leap; a poor ignorant weariness, unwilling even to will any longer: that created all Gods and backworlds.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2569

Thou art now aweary? There above are sheep and sun-set stripes: is it not sweet to sleep—the shepherd pipes?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2729

It will honour my cave if kings want to sit and wait in it: but, to be sure, ye will have to wait long!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 500

To the good warrior soundeth “thou shalt” pleasanter than “I will.” And all that is dear unto you, ye shall first have it commanded unto you.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1123

That there is struggle and inequality even in beauty, and war for power and supremacy: that doth he here teach us in the plainest parable.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 738

And should a great injustice befall you, then do quickly five small ones besides. Hideous to behold is he on whom injustice presseth alone.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3112

Whatever is of the effeminate type, whatever originateth from the servile type, and especially the populace-mishmash:—THAT wisheth now to be master of all human destiny—O disgust! Disgust! Disgust!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3591

THE FORMER SEEMS TO BE MUCH THE MORE IMPORTANT (The italics are mine.), for nearly similar variations sometimes arise under, as far as we can judge, dissimilar conditions; and on the other hand, dissimilar variations arise under conditions which appear to be nearly uniform.” Nietzsche, recognising this same truth, would ascribe practically all the importance to the “highest functionaries in the organism, in which the life-will appears as an active and formative principle,” and except in certain cases (where passive organisms alone are concerned) would not give such a prominent place to the influence of environment.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 938

Man himself is to the discerning one: the animal with red cheeks.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

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