《查拉图斯特拉如是说·第四部》第37节
I am a law only for mine own; I am not a law for all. He, however, who belongeth unto me must be strong of bone and light of foot,— —Joyous in fight and feast, no sulker, no John o’ Dreams, ready for the hardest task as for the feast, healthy and hale. The best belongeth unto mine and me; and if it be not given us, then do we take it:—the best food, the purest sky, the strongest thoughts, the fairest women!”— Thus spake Zarathustra; the king on the right however answered and said: “Strange! Did one ever hear such sensible things out of the mouth of a wise man? And verily, it is the strangest thing in a wise man, if over and above, he be still sensible, and not an ass.” Thus spake the king on the right and wondered; the ass however, with ill-will, said YE-A to his remark. This however was the beginning of that long repast which is called “The Supper” in the history-books. At this there was nothing else spoken of but THE HIGHER MAN.
注释摘要
这段话说在洞穴中摆开晚餐的时刻。查拉图斯特拉刚刚向那些被他称为“高等人”的访客们宣告，他们并非他所等待的真正继承人。当话题转到食物和习惯上，他给了自己一个更私人化的定义。他说得很清楚：他的法律不是普世的律令，不是对所有人的道德要求，而是只属于他和“属于他的人”之间的一种内在尺度。这种说法在尼采的思想中非常关键——他拒绝把自己变成新的先知或立法者，拒绝用一种…