144 THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA, II
And even the blindness of the blind and his seeking and fumbling shall bear witness as unto the power of the sun, into which he gazed ; knew ye that before ?
And the perceiver shall learn to build with moun- tains. Little it is for the spirit to remove mountains ; - knew ye that before ?
Ye only see the sparks of the spirit; ye know not the anvil it is, nor the cruelty of its hammer !
Verily, ye know not the pride of the spirit ! Still less would ye endure the modesty of the spirit, if it once would utter it.
Neither have ye ever before been allowed to throw your spirit into a pit of snow. Ye are not hot enough for that. Thus ye know not, either, the ravishings of its coldness.
But in every respect ye make yourselves too famil- iar with the spirit ; and ye have frequently made out of wisdom an alms-house and infirmary for bad poets.
Ye are not eagles. Thus ye have never experienced the happiness in the terror of the spirit. And he who is not a bird shall not dwell over abysses.
Ye are for me lukewarm ; but every deep percep- tion floweth cold. As cold as ice are the innermost wells of the spirit, a refreshment for hot hands and doers.
Decently there ye stand, and stiff, and with a stiff back, ye famous wise men ! Ye are not driven by any strong wind or will.
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