# 113 explained — Beyond Good and Evil

> Chapter companion for Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

## What happens

A single, aphoristic statement on social psychology, suggesting that to win someone's favor, one should display embarrassment in their presence.

## Themes in this chapter

### Psychology as the Fundamental Science

The excerpt is a psychological insight into human interaction and the strategic use of emotion (embarrassment) to influence others.

## Character check-ins

### The Narrator

Delivers the aphoristic observation on social strategy.

## Key lines

> “You want to prepossess him in your favour? Then you must be embarrassed before him.”

To make someone like you, you should act embarrassed in front of them.

_A concise psychological tactic for gaining favor._

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