Famous Quotes | One begins to mistrust very...
One begins to mistrust very clever people when they get embarrassed.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 5, p. 89, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). Beyond Good and Evil, “Fourth Part: Maxims and Interludes,” section 88 (1886).
Categories: Classical Scholar, Cleverness, Critic Of Culture, Embarrassment, Philosopher
