Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3364

Hush! Hush! Then is there many a thing heard which may not be heard by day; now however, in the cool air, when even all the tumult of your hearts hath become still,—

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 185

“Not at all,” said Zarathustra, “thou hast made danger thy calling; therein there is nothing contemptible. Now thou perishest by thy calling: therefore will I bury thee with mine own hands.”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1543

Thus did Zarathustra go about grieved in his heart, and for three days he did not take any meat or drink: he had no rest, and lost his speech. At last it came to pass that he fell into a deep sleep. His disciples, however, sat around him in long night-watches, and waited anxiously to see if he would awake, and speak again, and recover from his affliction.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 585

Even into the heights of their virtue and into their cold spirit doth this creature follow them, with its discord.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3563

Many of the paragraphs will be found to be merely reminiscent of former discourses. For instance, par. 3 recalls “Redemption”. The last verse of par. 4 is important. Freedom which, as I have pointed out before, Nietzsche considered a dangerous acquisition in inexperienced or unworthy hands, here receives its death-blow as a general desideratum. In the first Part we read under “The Way of the Creating One”, that freedom as an end in itself does not concern Zarathustra at all. He says there: “Free from what? What doth that matter to Zarathustra? Clearly, however, shall thine eye answer me: free FOR WHAT?” And in “The Bedwarfing Virtue”: “Ah that ye understood my word: ‘Do ever what ye will—but first be such as CAN WILL.’”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1858

These mediators and mixers we detest—the passing clouds: those half-and-half ones, that have neither learned to bless nor to curse from the heart.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1924

They wonder why I am not ready to abet and whet their wisdom: as if they had not yet enough of wiseacres, whose voices grate on mine ear like slate-pencils!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2787

Thou, however,—MUST deceive: so far do I know thee! Thou must ever be equivocal, trivocal, quadrivocal, and quinquivocal! Even what thou hast now confessed, is not nearly true enough nor false enough for me!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2316

There is in the world much filth: SO MUCH is true! But the world itself is not therefore a filthy monster!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3505

He whose hand trembles when it lays hold of a beautiful thing, has the quality of reverence, without the artist’s unembarrassed friendship with the beautiful. Hence the mistakes which have arisen in regard to confounding Nietzsche with his extreme opposites the anarchists and agitators.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3468

Nietzsche as an evolutionist I shall have occasion to define and discuss in the course of these notes (see Notes on Chapter LVI., par. 10, and on Chapter LVII.). For the present let it suffice for us to know that he accepted the “Development Hypothesis” as an explanation of the origin of species: but he did not halt where most naturalists have halted.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1071

Like a cripple become deaf, and blind, and dumb—thus have I lived long; that I might not live with the power-rabble, the scribe-rabble, and the pleasure-rabble.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3374

The moon is cool, the wind is still. Ah! Ah! Have ye already flown high enough? Ye have danced: a leg, nevertheless, is not a wing.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1271

All being would ye MAKE thinkable: for ye doubt with good reason whether it be already thinkable.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 718

Let the beam of a star shine in your love! Let your hope say: “May I bear the Superman!”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1624

—But at this point in his discourse it chanced that Zarathustra suddenly paused, and looked like a person in the greatest alarm. With terror in his eyes did he gaze on his disciples; his glances pierced as with arrows their thoughts and arrear-thoughts. But after a brief space he again laughed, and said soothedly:

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1747

Thus spake Zarathustra, and laughed thereby a second time. Then, however, he thought of his abandoned friends—and as if he had done them a wrong with his thoughts, he upbraided himself because of his thoughts. And forthwith it came to pass that the laugher wept—with anger and longing wept Zarathustra bitterly.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2924

“This is the man without disgust, this is Zarathustra himself, the surmounter of the great disgust, this is the eye, this is the mouth, this is the heart of Zarathustra himself.”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1432

When they give themselves out as wise, then do their petty sayings and truths chill me: in their wisdom there is often an odour as if it came from the swamp; and verily, I have even heard the frog croak in it!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3361

Ye higher men, it is getting on to midnight: then will I say something into your ears, as that old clock-bell saith it into mine ear,—

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2812

What! Hardly have I escaped from that magician, and must another necromancer again run across my path,—

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1060

Mawkish and over-mellow becometh the fruit in their hands: unsteady, and withered at the top, doth their look make the fruit-tree.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3314

Mine old heart leapeth and boundeth because there is still something to adore on earth. Forgive it, O Zarathustra, to an old, pious pontiff-heart!—”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3412

—WHAT doth not joy want! it is thirstier, heartier, hungrier, more frightful, more mysterious, than all woe: it wanteth ITSELF, it biteth into ITSELF, the ring’s will writheth in it,—

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2622

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 3251

Especially when it showeth itself naked. But what can _I_ do with regard to its tricks! Have _I_ created it and the world?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2420

BREAK UP, BREAK UP, I PRAY YOU, THE GOOD AND JUST!—O my brethren, have ye understood also this word?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2492

All too small, even the greatest man!—that was my disgust at man! And the eternal return also of the smallest man!—that was my disgust at all existence!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1037

With their virtues they want to scratch out the eyes of their enemies; and they elevate themselves only that they may lower others.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1530

“Why did the ghost cry: ‘It is time! It is the highest time!’

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2644

Open up, and throw unto me thy fish and shining crabs! With my best bait shall I allure to myself to-day the strangest human fish!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2604

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 1384

To be sure, little of a man is he also, that timid night-reveller. Verily, with a bad conscience doth he stalk over the roofs.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3266

Then did I love such Oriental maidens and other blue kingdoms of heaven, over which hang no clouds and no thoughts.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3317

“It is sad enough,” answered the wanderer and shadow, “thou art right: but how can I help it! The old God liveth again, O Zarathustra, thou mayst say what thou wilt.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1319

From the fight with wild beasts returned he home: but even yet a wild beast gazeth out of his seriousness—an unconquered wild beast!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3185

His step betrayeth whether a person already walketh on HIS OWN path: just see me walk! He, however, who cometh nigh to his goal, danceth.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 971

Thus spake the devil unto me, once on a time: “Even God hath his hell: it is his love for man.”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2226

Verily, like penitential preachers and fools did I cry wrath and shame on all their greatness and smallness. Oh, that their best is so very small! Oh, that their worst is so very small! Thus did I laugh.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3309

Every one would think you the worst blasphemers, or the very foolishest old women, with your new belief!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3122

It may have been well for the preacher of the petty people to suffer and be burdened by men’s sin. I, however, rejoice in great sin as my great CONSOLATION.—

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 236

Or is it this: To feed on the acorns and grass of knowledge, and for the sake of truth to suffer hunger of soul?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2706

“Thine old sickness seizeth thee,” said here the king on the left, “thy loathing seizeth thee, my poor brother. Thou knowest, however, that some one heareth us.”

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 967

Thus speaketh all great love: it surpasseth even forgiveness and pity.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1919

Virtue for them is what maketh modest and tame: therewith have they made the wolf a dog, and man himself man’s best domestic animal.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1646

They represent themselves, they invent themselves; in their neighbourhood I like to look upon life—it cureth of melancholy.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2808

Our to-day is of the populace: who still KNOWETH what is great and what is small! Who could there seek successfully for greatness! A fool only: it succeedeth with fools.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 102

When Zarathustra arrived at the nearest town which adjoineth the forest, he found many people assembled in the market-place; for it had been announced that a rope-dancer would give a performance. And Zarathustra spake thus unto the people:

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1355

Verily, ye could wear no better masks, ye present-day men, than your own faces! Who could—RECOGNISE you!

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1004

Small spirits and spacious souls had those shepherds: but, my brethren, what small domains have even the most spacious souls hitherto been!