People commended unto Zarathustra a wise man, as one who could discourse well about sleep and virtue: greatly was he honoured and rewarded for it, and all the youths sat before his chair. To him went Zarathustra, and sat among the youths before his chair. And thus spake the wise man:
First Part · II. The Academic Chairs of Virtue
Zarathustra visits the celebrated sleep-teacher
Read in the book →A wise man is praised for discoursing on sleep and virtue, and the youths sit before his chair. Zarathustra goes and sits among them.
- Teacher and disciplesZarathustra sits among the youths as a listener before a honoured teacher of virtue, the opposite of his own way of teaching.