《查拉图斯特拉如是说·第二部》第45节
“It is difficult to live amongst men, because silence is so difficult— especially for a babbler.”— Thus spake Zarathustra. The hunchback, however, had listened to the conversation and had covered his face during the time; but when he heard Zarathustra laugh, he looked up with curiosity, and said slowly: “But why doth Zarathustra speak otherwise unto us than unto his disciples?” Zarathustra answered: “What is there to be wondered at! With hunchbacks one may well speak in a hunchbacked way!” “Very good,” said the hunchback; “and with pupils one may well tell tales out of school. But why doth Zarathustra speak otherwise unto his pupils—than unto himself?”—
注释摘要
在整部《查拉图斯特拉如是说》中，这是思想最为惊心动魄的时刻之一。查拉图斯特拉刚刚在门徒面前展开了一场地动山摇的讲论，触及了意志与时间的终极冲突，而当他的话语逼近“永恒轮回”这道深渊的口子时，他突然停顿了，像一个被自己的思想吓退了的人。随后他笑起来，说了一句表面上轻描淡写的话：生活在人群中之所以艰难，是因为沉默太难，尤其是对于一个饶舌者而言。这句话本身就是一…