《查拉图斯特拉如是说·第四部》第16节
“Well! Up thither leadeth the way, there is the cave of Zarathustra. In it mayest thou seek him whom thou wouldst fain find. And ask counsel of mine animals, mine eagle and my serpent: they shall help thee to seek. My cave however is large. I myself, to be sure—I have as yet seen no great man. That which is great, the acutest eye is at present insensible to it. It is the kingdom of the populace. Many a one have I found who stretched and inflated himself, and the people cried: ‘Behold; a great man!’ But what good do all bellows do! The wind cometh out at last. At last bursteth the frog which hath inflated itself too long: then cometh out the wind. To prick a swollen one in the belly, I call good pastime. Hear that, ye boys! Our to-day is of the populace: who still KNOWETH what is great and what is small! Who could there seek successfully for greatness! A fool only: it succeedeth with fools. Thou seekest for great men, thou strange fool? Who TAUGHT that to thee? Is to-day the time for it? Oh, thou bad seeker, why dost thou—tempt me?”— Thus spake Zarathustra, comforted in his heart, and went laughing on his way.
注释摘要
这段对话发生在查拉图斯特拉与两位国王相遇之后。国王们向他倾诉了对自身身份的厌倦、对“群氓”统治的厌恶，以及他们正在寻找那个比他们更高的“高人”的决心。查拉图斯特拉对他们的坦率表示赞赏，但紧接着，一声来自远方的悲苦呼喊打断了他，催促他离开。于是，他以这段半是邀请、半是反思、终而归于嘲弄的话作为暂时的告别，并在最后笑着独自上路。 查拉图斯特拉为两位国王指出了通…