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Friedrich Nietzsche quote about darkness from Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1891) - But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeketh to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark and deep—into the evil.

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“ But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeketh to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark and deep—into the evil. ”

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Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Topic

darkness evil man enlightenment tree

Date

1891

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated By Thomas Common

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1998/1998-h/1998-h.htm

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Friedrich Nietzsche quote about darkness from Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1891) - But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeketh to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark and deep—into the evil.

Friedrich Nietzsche quote about darkness from Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1891) - But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeketh to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark and deep—into the evil.

Friedrich Nietzsche quote about darkness from Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1891) - But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeketh to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark and deep—into the evil.

Friedrich Nietzsche quote about darkness from Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1891) - But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeketh to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark and deep—into the evil.