"Every kind of human perfection is related to some shortcoming, into which it can turn; and conversely, to each imperfection corresponds a certain perfection. That's why the mistake we sometimes make about a person is often based on the fact that at the beginning of the relationship we confuse their shortcomings with their related perfections or vice versa. Thus, we can consider a coward cautious, a hoarder a miser, and a spendthrift - generous, rudeness appears to us as frankness, and sincerity and arrogance appear in our eyes as noble self-confidence.
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Arthur SchopenhauerAll Translations
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Every kind of human perfection is related to some shortcoming, into which it can turn; and conversely, to each imperfection corresponds a certain perfection. That's why the mistake we sometimes make about a person is often based on the fact that at the beginning of the relationship we confuse their shortcomings with their related perfections or vice versa. Thus, we can consider a coward cautious, a hoarder a miser, and a spendthrift - generous, rudeness appears to us as frankness, and sincerity and arrogance appear in our eyes as noble self-confidence.
""Orice fel de desăvârșire umană este înrudită cu un neajuns oarecare, în care ea se poate transforma; și invers, fiecărui neajuns îi corespunde o anumită desăvârșire. De aceea, greșeala pe care uneori o facem cu privire la o persoană se bazează adeseori pe faptul că la începutul relației amestecăm neajunsurile sale cu desăvârșirile înrudite cu ele sau invers. Astfel, pe un laș îl putem considera precaut, pe un strângător îl considerăm avar, iar pe un cheltuitor - generos, grosolănia ni se pare franchețe, iar sinceritatea și aroganța apar în ochii noștri drept încredere de sine nobilă."