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Author
Friedrich Nietzsche
Original title
Also sprach Zarathustra · 1885
Length
~105k words
Reading time
~9 h
Translation
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Thus Spake ZarathustraFriedrich Nietzsche
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cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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Why Thus Spake Zarathustra is a great book to read in English

Nietzsche's prophet comes down from his mountain to teach — in parables, songs, and aphorisms — what humanity might become. Thus Spake Zarathustra (1885) is philosophy written as poetry; the short sections reward slow reading, and the German original beside the English shows you exactly what the famous phrases really say.

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