Thus Spake Zarathustra - Penn State University

Friedrich Nietzschevirtuous ones; but even among knaves honour saith that And soon shall they stand before me like dry grass and“one shall only steal when one cannot rob.”prairie, and verily, weary of themselves—and panting for“It giveth itself”—that is also a doctrine of submission.But I say unto you, ye comfortable ones, that it O blessed hour of the lightning! O mystery before noon-fire, more than for water!taketh to itself, and will ever take more and more from tide!—Running fires will I one day make of them, andyou!heralds with flaming tongues:—Ah, that ye would renounce all half-willing, and would —Herald shall they one day with flaming tongues: Itdecide for idleness as ye decide for action!cometh, it is nigh, the great noontide!Ah, that ye understood my word: “Do ever what ye Thus spake Zarathustra.will—but first be such as can will.Love ever your neighbour as yourselves—but first besuch as love themselves—L. ON THE OLIVE-MOUNT—Such as love with great love, such as love with greatcontempt!” Thus speaketh Zarathustra the godless.— WINTER, A BAD GUEST, sitteth with me at home; blue areBut why talk I, when no one hath mine ears! It is still my hands with his friendly hand-shaking.an hour too early for me here.I honour him, that bad guest, but gladly leave himMine own forerunner am I among this people, mine alone. Gladly do I run away from him; and when oneown cockcrow in dark lanes.runneth well, then one escapeth him!But their hour cometh! And there cometh also mine! With warm feet and warm thoughts do I run where theHourly do they become smaller, poorer, unfruitfuller,— wind is calm—to the sunny corner of mine olive-mount.poor herbs! poor earth!There do I laugh at my stern guest, and am still fond159