Who art thou then, O my soul! " (and here [Zarathustra] became frightened, for a sunbeam shot down from heaven upon his face."" O heaven above me, " said he sighing, and sat upright, "thou gazest at me? Thou hearkenest unto my strange soul? When wilt thou drink this drop of dew that fell down upon all earthly things–when wilt thou drink this strange soul–– When, thou well of eternity! thou joyous, awful, noontide abyss! when wilt thou drink my soul back into thee? . Friedrich Nietzsche
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The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is famous for this quote, which is commonly attributed to him. The phrase is a play on words and also a play on the two meanings of the word "soul." "Soul" can refer to the spiritual part of a person and the spiritual essence that drives and motivates a person. On the other hand, "soul" can also mean the physical body, which is made up of material elements such as blood, bone, and flesh. Nietzsche’s idea is that everyone has a soul and that anyone who denies this fact is denying their true nature as human beings.

Source: Thus Spoke Zarathustra

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