XXXI. The Man of Nobility and the Man of RancorThe values of the noble man and the man of rancor work in opposite ways. The values of the noble re positive and are an affirmation of what he is. The values of the man of rancor are negative and are a condemnation of what someone else (i.e. the noble) is. The noble looks at those below him as merely unhappy and at his enemies as worthy of respect, which is “a bridge to love.” The man of rancor feels the might of those above him and reacts by declaring them “evil.” Any cleverness on the part of the noble is subordinate to his power and thrust of his instincts. A race of men of rancor regards sharp wittedness “an absolutely vital condition for its existence.”
