• Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.

  Friedrich Nietzsche
  German poet and philosopher 1844-1900
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. meritorious
2. offensive
3. without
4. itself

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Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive. by : Friedrich Nietzsche

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