Everything goeth, everything returneth; eternally rolleth the wheel of existence. Everything dieth, everything blossometh forth again; eternally runneth on the year of existence.
Friedrich Nietzsche — Zarathustra’s animals
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883–1885), “The Convalescent,” Thomas Common translation (1909); Exact wording and attribution checked. Zarathustra’s animals describe eternal recurrence; these are their lines, not direct statements by the narrator.
- Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883–1885), “The Convalescent,” Thomas Common translation (1909)
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