Human, All Too Human

503

Envy and jealousy. Envy and jealousy are the pudenda of the human soul. The comparison can perhaps be pursued further.

Friedrich NietzscheHuman, All Too Human: Section Nine: Man Alone with Himself - Aphorism #50311115 years ago 

504

The most refined hypocrite. To speak about oneself not at all is a very refined form of hypocrisy.

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505

Annoyance. Annoyance is a physical illness that is by no means ended simply by eliminating the cause of the annoyance.

Friedrich NietzscheHuman, All Too Human: Section Nine: Man Alone with Himself - Aphorism #50510715 years ago 

506

Representatives of truth. The champions of truth are hardest to find, not when it is dangerous to tell it, but rather when it is boring.

Friedrich NietzscheHuman, All Too Human: Section Nine: Man Alone with Himself - Aphorism #50610715 years ago 

507

More troublesome than enemies. When some reason (e.g., gratitude) obliges us to maintain the appearance of unqualified congeniality with people about whose own congenial behavior we are not entirely convinced, these people torment our imagination much more than do our enemies.

Friedrich NietzscheHuman, All Too Human: Section Nine: Man Alone with Himself - Aphorism #5079815 years ago