Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.

Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than

Summary

This quote suggests that receiving unwarranted praise can have a greater negative impact on our conscience compared to receiving unwarranted criticism. The explanation given is that when we are excessively praised, our abilities and judgment come under closer scrutiny and are more likely to be revealed as flawed or lacking. In contrast, when we are unjustly underestimated or criticized, our true capabilities may remain hidden or unexplored. Thus, the quote implies that the vulnerability and exposure that result from receiving too much praise can lead to greater guilt or self-doubt.

Topics

Power

By Friedrich Nietzsche

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

???when Father gave it to me he said I give you the mausoleu

???when Father gave it to me he said I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire...I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying to conquer it. Because no bat

Benjamin Franklin

Time

Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility, both

Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility, both emotionally and financially. Quite frankly, they need as much disclosure as possible about the child's background and health to assure the best fit and be prepared.

Health

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

Reality

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

Despair

I am 73 years old. I've seen everything. I've met the kings,

I am 73 years old. I've seen everything. I've met the kings, the queens, the presidents, I've been around the world. I have one thing that I would like to do: to try to reach peace.

Peace

Sometimes the prison of fear is so powerful there's no need

Sometimes the prison of fear is so powerful there's no need to lock the cell doors. Your fear creates a willingness to self-imprison.

Self Prison Door

By the definition accepted in the United States, any person

By the definition accepted in the United States, any person with even a small amount of Negro Blood... is a Negro. Logically, it would be exactly as justifiable to say that any person with even a small amount of white blood is white. Why do they say one rather than the other? Because the former classification suits the convenience of those making the classification. Society, in short, regards as true those systems that produce the desired results. Science seeks only the most generally useful systems of classification; these it regards for the time being, until more useful classifications are invented, as true.

I know that I'm getting the real deal with my mom. I know th

I know that I'm getting the real deal with my mom. I know that she's telling it like it is. She's proud of me when I've earned it and she's disappointed in me when I've earn that. She's really my spectrum on where I am as a person.

Lara Flynn Boyle

Mom

You're a poem?' I repeated.She chewed her lower lip. 'If you

You're a poem?' I repeated.She chewed her lower lip. 'If you want. I am a poem, or I am a pattern, or a race of people whose whose world was swallowed by the sea.''Isn't it hard to be three things at the same time?''What's your name?''Enn.''So you are Enn,' she said. 'And you are a male. And you are a biped. Is it hard to be three things at the same time?

Girls Alien Discord Self Three

I broke down while at Oxford, was rejected by a record numbe

I broke down while at Oxford, was rejected by a record number of medical tribunals during the War, and finally got permission to leave Oxford and do civilian work till the War ended.

Leonard Alfred George Strong

Medical

To me, marriage is partly a religious thing and I'm not reli

To me, marriage is partly a religious thing and I'm not religious.

Alastair Campbell

Marriage

you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to

you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.

Ernest Hemingway

Denial Self Awareness