Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.

Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures...

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures...

When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one...

When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one...

Success has always been a great liar.

Success has always been a great liar.

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink: he did not die of it but degenerated -...

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink: he did not die of it but degenerated -...

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the...

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the...

Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.

Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible...

Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible...

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of...

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of...

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe....

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe....

He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.

He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose...

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose...

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers?...

What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers?...