"A refined soul is distressed to know..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
A refined soul is distressed to know that someone owes it thanks; a crude soul, to know that it owes someone thanks.
More by Friedrich Nietzsche
“Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.”
“Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good.”
“And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.”
More on Gratitude
“Gratefulness for what is there is one of the most powerful tools for creating what is not yet there. What does gratefulness mean? It means you appreciate what is. You value, you give attention to, you honor whatever is here at this moment.”
“Join me in the pure atmosphere of gratitude for life.”
“I look back upon my youth and realize how so many people gave me help, understanding, courage - very important things to me - and they never knew it. They entered into my life and became powers within me.”
More on Character
“it is a principle of his that no man who was not a true gentleman at heart, ever was, since the world began, a true gentleman in manner. He says, no varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself.”
“In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.”
“The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require many years of training and education.”