Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 35
These circumstances were surely the very reverse of favourable; and yet in spite of it all, and as if in demonstration of my belief that everything decisive comes to life in spite of every obstacle, it was precisely during this winter and in the midst of these unfavourable circumstances that my ‘Zarathustra’ originated. In the morning I used to start out in a southerly direction up the glorious road to Zoagli, which rises aloft through a forest of pines and gives one a view far out into the sea.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1671
Yea, once more must Zarathustra retire to his solitude: but unjoyously this time doth the bear go back to his cave!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2734
—As both of them then start up and snap at each other, like deadly enemies, those two beings mortally frightened—so did it happen unto us.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 623
Much that passed for good with one people was regarded with scorn and contempt by another: thus I found it. Much found I here called bad, which was there decked with purple honours.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1613
“Morally are things ordered according to justice and penalty. Oh, where is there deliverance from the flux of things and from the ‘existence’ of penalty?” Thus did madness preach.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 960
But like infection is the petty thought: it creepeth and hideth, and wanteth to be nowhere—until the whole body is decayed and withered by the petty infection.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3096
When I came unto men for the first time, then did I commit the anchorite folly, the great folly: I appeared on the market-place.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3270
—Ha! Solemnly! In effect solemnly! A worthy beginning! Afric manner, solemnly! Of a lion worthy, Or perhaps of a virtuous howl-monkey— —But it’s naught to you, Ye friendly damsels dearly loved, At whose own feet to me, The first occasion, To a European under palm-trees, A seat is now granted. Selah.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 135
I love him who liveth in order to know, and seeketh to know in order that the Superman may hereafter live. Thus seeketh he his own down-going.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 723
Whom hateth woman most?—Thus spake the iron to the loadstone: “I hate thee most, because thou attractest, but art too weak to draw unto thee.”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 337
The Self saith unto the ego: “Feel pleasure!” Thereupon it rejoiceth, and thinketh how it may ofttimes rejoice—and for that very purpose it IS MEANT to think.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3280
After the song of the wanderer and shadow, the cave became all at once full of noise and laughter: and since the assembled guests all spake simultaneously, and even the ass, encouraged thereby, no longer remained silent, a little aversion and scorn for his visitors came over Zarathustra, although he rejoiced at their gladness. For it seemed to him a sign of convalescence. So he slipped out into the open air and spake to his animals.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3416
For joys all want themselves, therefore do they also want grief! O happiness, O pain! Oh break, thou heart! Ye higher men, do learn it, that joys want eternity.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 459
“The yellow ones”: so are called the preachers of death, or “the black ones.” But I will show them unto you in other colours besides.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2626
—Are not all words made for the heavy? Do not all words lie to the light ones? Sing! speak no more!”—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2636
It is the HONEY in my veins that maketh my blood thicker, and also my soul stiller.”—“So will it be, O Zarathustra,” answered his animals, and pressed up to him; “but wilt thou not to-day ascend a high mountain? The air is pure, and to-day one seeth more of the world than ever.”—“Yea, mine animals,” answered he, “ye counsel admirably and according to my heart: I will to-day ascend a high mountain! But see that honey is there ready to hand, yellow, white, good, ice-cool, golden-comb-honey.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1134
To hunt him out of his lair—that was always called “sense of right” by the people: on him do they still hound their sharpest-toothed dogs.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1794
My hand pulled at the serpent, and pulled:—in vain! I failed to pull the serpent out of his throat. Then there cried out of me: “Bite! Bite!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2049
THEREBY, however, dost thou belong to the light-dreading type, to whom light never permitteth repose: now must thou daily thrust thy head deeper into obscurity and vapour!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2354
Only, my brethren, see that ye scare the dogs away from him, the idle skulkers, and all the swarming vermin:—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 131
What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal: what is lovable in man is that he is an OVER-GOING and a DOWN-GOING.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2443
—A star, ready and ripe in its noontide, glowing, pierced, blessed, by annihilating sun-arrows:—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1308
But a stronger power groweth out of your values, and a new surpassing: by it breaketh egg and egg-shell.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3086
This proposal appealed to the hearts of all of them, save that the voluntary beggar objected to the flesh and wine and spices.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 681
But one day will the solitude weary thee; one day will thy pride yield, and thy courage quail. Thou wilt one day cry: “I am alone!”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3307
Thou lovest she-asses and fresh figs, thou art no food-despiser. A thistle tickleth thy heart when thou chancest to be hungry. There is the wisdom of a God therein.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1242
At my most vulnerable point did they shoot the arrow—namely, at you, whose skin is like down—or more like the smile that dieth at a glance!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2905
Thou outcast, who hast cast thyself out, thou wilt not live amongst men and men’s pity? Well then, do like me! Thus wilt thou learn also from me; only the doer learneth.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1733
Before my highest mountain do I stand, and before my longest wandering: therefore must I first go deeper down than I ever ascended:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3104
Have ye understood this word, O my brethren? Ye are frightened: do your hearts turn giddy? Doth the abyss here yawn for you? Doth the hell-hound here yelp at you?
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 469
“Life is only suffering”: so say others, and lie not. Then see to it that YE cease! See to it that the life ceaseth which is only suffering!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2962
“Who art thou?” asked Zarathustra vehemently, “what doest thou here? And why callest thou thyself my shadow? Thou art not pleasing unto me.”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1770
“Halt, dwarf!” said I. “Either I—or thou! I, however, am the stronger of the two:—thou knowest not mine abysmal thought! IT—couldst thou not endure!”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2033
Of late did I see them run forth at early morn with valorous steps: but the feet of their knowledge became weary, and now do they malign even their morning valour!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1282
With a hundred-faced mirror did I catch its glance when its mouth was shut, so that its eye might speak unto me. And its eye spake unto me.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2712
With the sword of thine utterance severest thou the thickest darkness of our hearts. Thou hast discovered our distress; for lo! we are on our way to find the higher man—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1283
But wherever I found living things, there heard I also the language of obedience. All living things are obeying things.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 467
Or else, they grasp at sweetmeats, and mock at their childishness thereby: they cling to their straw of life, and mock at their still clinging to it.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 853
When Zarathustra had spoken these words, he paused, like one who had not said his last word; and long did he balance the staff doubtfully in his hand. At last he spake thus—and his voice had changed:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2178
He who one day teacheth men to fly will have shifted all landmarks; to him will all landmarks themselves fly into the air; the earth will he christen anew—as “the light body.”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2848
And if the fault lay in our ears, why did he give us ears that heard him badly? If there was dirt in our ears, well! who put it in them?
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3081
Not every one is a born water-drinker like Zarathustra. Neither doth water suit weary and withered ones: WE deserve wine—IT alone giveth immediate vigour and improvised health!”
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1117
Inventors of figures and phantoms shall they be in their hostilities; and with those figures and phantoms shall they yet fight with each other the supreme fight!
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3290
My virile food taketh effect, my strong and savoury sayings: and verily, I did not nourish them with flatulent vegetables! But with warrior-food, with conqueror-food: new desires did I awaken.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2683
But as regards the higher man: well! I shall seek him at once in those forests: FROM THENCE came his cry. Perhaps he is there hard beset by an evil beast.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 3605
we shall find that his strongest temptation to descend to the feeling of “pity” for his contemporaries, is the “cry for help” which he hears from the lips of the higher men exposed to the dreadful danger of their modern environment.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1795
Its head off! Bite!”—so cried it out of me; my horror, my hatred, my loathing, my pity, all my good and my bad cried with one voice out of me.—
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 455
Once they thought of becoming heroes; but sensualists are they now. A trouble and a terror is the hero to them.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 2549
“Into thine eyes gazed I lately, O Life: gold saw I gleam in thy night-eyes,—my heart stood still with delight:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, passage 1657
Verily, there is still a future even for evil! And the warmest south is still undiscovered by man.