The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza"). Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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      Into the empty blue;

      But on the way it met

      A woman whom it slew.

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      For Consideration.

      A twofold pain is easier far to bear

      Than one: so now to suffer wilt thou dare?

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      Against Pride.

      Brother, to puff thyself up ne'er be quick:

      For burst thou shalt be by a tiny prick!

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      Man and Woman.

      "The woman seize, who to thy heart appeals!"

      Man's motto: woman seizes not, but steals.

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      Interpretation.

      If I explain my wisdom, surely

      'Tis but entangled more securely,

      I can't expound myself aright:

      But he that's boldly up and doing,

      His own unaided course pursuing,

      Upon my image casts more light!

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      A Cure for Pessimism.

      Those old capricious fancies, friend!

      You say your palate naught can please,

      I hear you bluster, spit and wheeze,

      My love, my patience soon will end!

      Pluck up your courage, follow me—

      Here's a fat toad! Now then, don't blink,

      Swallow it whole, nor pause to think!

      From your dyspepsia you'll be free!

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      A Request.

      Many men's minds I know full well,

      Yet what mine own is, cannot tell.

      I cannot see—my eye's too near—

      And falsely to myself appear.

      'Twould be to me a benefit

      Far from myself if I could sit,

      Less distant than my enemy,

      And yet my nearest friend's too nigh—

      'Twixt him and me, just in the middle!

      What do I ask for? Guess my riddle!

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      My Cruelty.

      I must ascend an hundred stairs,

      I must ascend: the herd declares

      I'm cruel: "Are we made of stone?"

      I must ascend an hundred stairs:

      All men the part of stair disown.

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      The Wanderer.

      "No longer path! Abyss and silence chilling!"

      Thy fault! To leave the path thou wast too willing!

      Now comes the test! Keep cool—eyes bright and clear!

      Thou'rt lost for sure, if thou permittest—fear.

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      Encouragement for Beginners.

      See the infant, helpless creeping—

      Swine around it grunt swine-talk—

      Weeping always, naught but weeping,

      Will it ever learn to walk?

      Never fear! Just wait, I swear it

      Soon to dance will be inclined,

      And this babe, when two legs bear it,

      Standing on its head you'll find.

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      Planet Egoism.

      Did I not turn, a rolling cask,

      Ever about myself, I ask,

      How could I without burning run

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