Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quotes

“For this is hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver. Thus passed with the lonesome one months and years; his wisdom meanwhile increased, and caused him pain by its abundance.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:lovewisdompain

“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies, but also to hate his friends.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:loveknowledgefriendship

“He who cannot lie, doth not know what truth is.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:truthknowledgelie

“If ye believed more in life, then would ye devote yourselves less to the momentary.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:lifebelief

“And to me also, who appreciate life, the butterflies, and soap-bubbles, and whatever is like them amongst us, seem most to enjoy happiness.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:lifehappiness

“this secret spake Life herself unto me . . . 'I am that which must ever surpass itself'.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:life

“As yet hath his knowledge not learned to smile, and to be without jealousy; as yet hath his gushing passion not become calm in beauty.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:knowledgebeautypassion

“he who possesseth little is so much the less possessed: blessed be moderate poverty!”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:freedompoverty

“the worst enemy thou canst meet, wilt thou thyself always be”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:selfenemydanger

“I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

topic:Godbelief