"Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent"
- Friedrich Nietzsche
About this Quote
This quote by Friedrich Nietzsche recommends that individuals can react differently to applaud depending on their personality. Some people become more humble and modest when they receive praise, while others become arrogant or insolent. It talks to the concept that personality type and character are not necessarily repaired, and external elements such as praise can have a significant effect on how we behave and react.
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
