Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2990
—And Zarathustra ran and ran, but he found no one else, and was alone and ever found himself again; he enjoyed and quaffed his solitude, and thought of good things—for hours. About the hour of noontide, however, when the sun stood exactly over Zarathustra’s head, he passed an old, bent and gnarled tree, which was encircled round by the ardent love of a vine, and hidden from itself; from this there hung yellow grapes in abundance, confronting the wanderer. Then he felt inclined to quench a little thirst, and to break off for himself a cluster of grapes. When, however, he had already his arm outstretched for that purpose, he felt still more inclined for something else—namely, to lie down beside the tree at the hour of perfect noontide and sleep.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1210
Though I be called by you men the ‘profound one,’ or the ‘faithful one,’ ‘the eternal one,’ ‘the mysterious one.’
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2825
Had I thus come in vain into these forests and mountains? Then did my heart determine that I should seek another, the most pious of all those who believe not in God—, my heart determined that I should seek Zarathustra!”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 457
There are preachers of death: and the earth is full of those to whom desistance from life must be preached.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 764
Far from me also be the God who limpeth thither to bless what he hath not matched!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 790
Verily, not the rope-makers will I resemble: they lengthen out their cord, and thereby go ever backward.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3357
When, however, this took place with the ugliest man, Zarathustra stood there like one drunken: his glance dulled, his tongue faltered and his feet staggered. And who could divine what thoughts then passed through Zarathustra’s soul? Apparently, however, his spirit retreated and fled in advance and was in remote distances, and as it were “wandering on high mountain-ridges,” as it standeth written, “‘twixt two seas,
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2754
That, however, of which I am master and knower, is the BRAIN of the leech:—that is MY world!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1272
But it shall accommodate and bend itself to you! So willeth your will. Smooth shall it become and subject to the spirit, as its mirror and reflection.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 281
When Zarathustra heard the wise man thus speak, he laughed in his heart: for thereby had a light dawned upon him. And thus spake he to his heart:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3227
Thus sang the magician; and all who were present went like birds unawares into the net of his artful and melancholy voluptuousness. Only the spiritually conscientious one had not been caught: he at once snatched the harp from the magician and called out: “Air! Let in good air! Let in Zarathustra! Thou makest this cave sultry and poisonous, thou bad old magician!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2426
Keep yourselves up betimes, my brethren, learn to keep yourselves up! The sea stormeth: many seek to raise themselves again by you.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3424
Well! they still sleep, these higher men, whilst _I_ am awake: THEY are not my proper companions! Not for them do I wait here in my mountains.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3493
An important aspect of Nietzsche’s philosophy is brought to light in this discourse. His teaching, as is well known, places the Aristotelian man of spirit, above all others in the natural divisions of man. The man with overflowing strength, both of mind and body, who must discharge this strength or perish, is the Nietzschean ideal. To such a man, giving from his overflow becomes a necessity; bestowing develops into a means of existence, and this is the only giving, the only charity, that Nietzsche recognises. In paragraph 3 of the discourse, we read Zarathustra’s healthy exhortation to his disciples to become independent thinkers and to find themselves before they learn any more from him (see Notes on Chapters LVI., par. 5, and LXXIII., pars. 10, 11).
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2665
The soothsayer, who had perceived what went on in Zarathustra’s soul, wiped his face with his hand, as if he would wipe out the impression; the same did also Zarathustra. And when both of them had thus silently composed and strengthened themselves, they gave each other the hand, as a token that they wanted once more to recognise each other.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 357
And though thou wert of the race of the hot-tempered, or of the voluptuous, or of the fanatical, or the vindictive;
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3488
His quarrel is not with women—what indeed could be more undignified?—it is with those who would destroy the natural relationship between the sexes, by modifying either the one or the other with a view to making them more alike. The human world is just as dependent upon women’s powers as upon men’s. It is women’s strongest and most valuable instincts which help to determine who are to be the fathers of the next generation.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 458
Full is the earth of the superfluous; marred is life by the many-too-many. May they be decoyed out of this life by the “life eternal”!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2453
Joy to me! Thou comest,—I hear thee! Mine abyss SPEAKETH, my lowest depth have I turned over into the light!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2363
—The most comprehensive soul, which can run and stray and rove furthest in itself; the most necessary soul, which out of joy flingeth itself into chance:—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3377
Ye higher men, free the sepulchres, awaken the corpses! Ah, why doth the worm still burrow? There approacheth, there approacheth, the hour,—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2820
“Thou sayest it,” answered the old man sorrowfully. “And I served that old God until his last hour.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 713
Man shall be trained for war, and woman for the recreation of the warrior: all else is folly.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2461
—O mine animals, answered Zarathustra, talk on thus and let me listen! It refresheth me so to hear your talk: where there is talk, there is the world as a garden unto me.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1219
One thirsteth for her and is not satisfied, one looketh through veils, one graspeth through nets.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3358
—Wandering ‘twixt the past and the future as a heavy cloud.” Gradually, however, while the higher men held him in their arms, he came back to himself a little, and resisted with his hands the crowd of the honouring and caring ones; but he did not speak. All at once, however, he turned his head quickly, for he seemed to hear something: then laid he his finger on his mouth and said: “COME!”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 955
And likewise sinners and bad consciences! Believe me, my friends: the sting of conscience teacheth one to sting.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 847
Intelligently doth the body purify itself; attempting with intelligence it exalteth itself; to the discerners all impulses sanctify themselves; to the exalted the soul becometh joyful.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3609
At the last eight verses many readers may be tempted to laugh. In England we almost always laugh when a man takes himself seriously at anything save sport. And there is of course no reason why the reader should not be hilarious.—A certain greatness is requisite, both in order to be sublime and to have reverence for the sublime.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2349
From weariness yawneth he at the path, at the earth, at the goal, and at himself: not a step further will he go,—this brave one!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2846
I love everything that looketh bright and speaketh honestly. But he—thou knowest it, forsooth, thou old priest, there was something of thy type in him, the priest-type—he was equivocal.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2111
Stung all over by poisonous flies, and hollowed like the stone by many drops of wickedness: thus did I sit among them, and still said to myself: “Innocent is everything petty of its pettiness!”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 737
And rather be angry than abash any one! And when ye are cursed, it pleaseth me not that ye should then desire to bless. Rather curse a little also!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1047
But that ye, my friends, might become weary of the old words which ye have learned from the fools and liars:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2064
“HATH he then children? No one can prove it unless he himself prove it! I have long wished that he would for once prove it thoroughly.”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3438
To my last sin?” cried Zarathustra, and laughed angrily at his own words: “WHAT hath been reserved for me as my last sin?”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3088
Now indeed do I understand what he once taught us: Blessed be moderate poverty!’ And why he wisheth to do away with beggars.”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2285
But I ask you: Where have there ever been better robbers and slayers in the world than such holy precepts?
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3602
He came to save higher men;—to give them that freedom by which, alone, they can develop and reach their zenith (see Note on Chapter LIV., end). It has been argued, and with considerable force, that no such philosophy is required by higher men, that, as a matter of fact, higher men, by virtue of their constitutions always, do stand Beyond Good and Evil, and never allow anything to stand in the way of their complete growth. Nietzsche, however, was evidently not so confident about this.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2800
Thus spake Zarathustra, and his eyes sparkled. But the old magician kept silence for a while; then said he: “Did I put thee to the test? I—seek only.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 509
Destroyers, are they who lay snares for many, and call it the state: they hang a sword and a hundred cravings over them.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2415
The CREATOR, hate they most, him who breaketh the tables and old values, the breaker,—him they call the law-breaker.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2504
Behold, we know what thou teachest: that all things eternally return, and ourselves with them, and that we have already existed times without number, and all things with us.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 142
I love him who is ashamed when the dice fall in his favour, and who then asketh: “Am I a dishonest player?”—for he is willing to succumb.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 980
But my blood is related to theirs; and I want withal to see my blood honoured in theirs.”—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2399
O my brethren, not long will it be until NEW PEOPLES shall arise and new fountains shall rush down into new depths.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2442
—Ready for myself and for my most hidden Will: a bow eager for its arrow, an arrow eager for its star:—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2959
Verily, my folly hath grown big in the mountains! Now do I hear six old fools’ legs rattling behind one another!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1920
“We set our chair in the MIDST”—so saith their smirking unto me—“and as far from dying gladiators as from satisfied swine.”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 831
Elevated is then your body, and raised up; with its delight, enraptureth it the spirit; so that it becometh creator, and valuer, and lover, and everything’s benefactor.