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venture, and the joy of what is uncertain, what hath never been dared courage, methinketh, is the whole prehistoric development of man.

From the wildest, most courageous beasts he hath, by his envy and his preying, won all their virtues. Only thus hath he become a man.

This courage, at last become refined, spiritual, in- tellectual, this human courage with an eagle's wings and a serpent's wisdom it, methinketh, is called to-day "

" Zarathustra ! " cried all who sat together there, as from one mouth, making a great laughter withal. But a something was lifted from them like a heavy cloud. The wizard also laughed and said shrewdly : " Up ! He is gone, mine evil spirit !

And did not I myself warn you of him, when I said that he was a deceiver, a spirit of lying and deceit ?

And quite especially, if he show himself naked. But are his intrigues my fault ? Did / create him and the world?

Up ! Let us be good again and of good cheer ! And although Zarathustra gazeth angrily, look at him ! He is angry with me.

Before night come, he will once more learn how to love and praise me. He cannot live long without doing such follies.

He loveth his enemies. This art he knoweth best

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