"Thus Spoke Zarathustra" Quotes
A philosophical novel in which the prophet Zarathustra shares his wisdom on the nature of existence and the overman.
philosophy | 327 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.
In truth, man is a polluted river. One must be a sea to receive a polluted river without becoming defiled.
A thousand goals have there been so far, for there are a thousand peoples. Only the fetter for the thousand necks is still lacking; there is lacking the one goal. As yet humanity has not created its ultimate goal.
I tell you: one must have chaos within oneself, to give birth to a dancing star.
In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain.
Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.
The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets successfully through many a bad night.
