What is the task of higher education? To make a man into a machine. What are the means employed? He is taught how to suffer being bored.

So long as the spectator has to figure out the meaning of this or that person, or the presuppositions of this or that conflict of inclinations and purposes, he cannot become completely absorbed in the activities and sufferings of the chief characters or feel breathless pity and fear.

Willing sets you free: that is the true doctrine of will and freedom--thus Zarathustra instructs you.

The complete irresponsibility of man for his actions and his nature is the bitterest drop which he who understands must swallow.

When asses are needed.- You will never get the crowd to cry Hosanna until you ride into town on an ass.

But like infection is the petty thought: it creeps and hides, and wants to be nowhere--until the whole body is decayed and withered by the petty infection... Thus spoke Zarathustra.

Children from humble families must be taught how to command just as other children must be taught how to obey.