Thus Spake Zarathustra

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German Also sprach Zarathustra , a philosophical work in poetic form (1883) by Friedrich Nietzsche.

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How to use Thus Spake Zarathustra in a sentence

Thus, more time is spent organization and obtaining ones free of failings.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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He was not selling “loosies” that day, no cigarettes were found on his person, and thus there was no probable cause in play.
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We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.
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I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.
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Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.
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Anselme, thus enjoined, lent an unwonted alacrity to his movements, waddling grotesquely like a hastening waterfowl.
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The manifest annoyance of her household was thus easily accounted for, but he marveled at the strength of her bodyguard.
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Cultural definitions for Thus Spake Zarathustra

Thus Spake Zarathustra

[ (zar-uh-thooh-struh) ]

(1891) A book of philosophical reflections by Friedrich Nietzsche, written in the style of a sacred book. It puts forth Nietzsche's idea of the Superman.