Here Zarathustra gives names to the intellect and the instincts; he ca… — Thus Spake Zarathustra

Thus Spake Zarathustra — Friedrich Nietzsche

Here Zarathustra gives names to the intellect and the instincts; he calls the one "the little sagacity" and the latter "the big sagacity." Schopenhauer's teaching concerning the intellect is fully endorsed here. "An instrument of thy body is also thy little sagacity, my brother, which thou callest 'spirit,'" says Zarathustra. From beginning to end it is a warning to those who would think too lightly of the instincts and unduly exalt the intellect and its derivatives: Reason and Understanding.

Place: Chapter IV. The Despisers of the Body. · ¶3873
License: Public domain · Source
The text is given as in the edition, unedited.

← BackNext →Check your own quote