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Thus Spake Zarathustra
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"Thus Spake Zarathustra" Quotes

"Thus Spake Zarathustra" follows the prophet Zarathustra as he delivers philosophical teachings on the Übermensch, the death of God, and the revaluation of values in a poetic, allegorical style.

literary criticism | 449 pages | Published in 2021

Quotes

I would only believe in a god that knows how to dance.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman — a rope over an abyss.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you become new if you had not first become ashes?

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

One must have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

A thousand goals have there been so far, for there are a thousand people.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

He who cannot embrace himself, how should he be able to embrace others?

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

To predict the world to come based on the world that has been is like using the shadow to measure the height of the body.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche