It is true that Nietzsche's texts, compared to many other philosophical works,often say too much;but this comparison leaves open the possibility that the excess may after all be even more accurate than the literal standard, which may itself come to be seen as a trope in its own rights, as a litotes or understatement. To this we might add that Nietzsche's self-aggrandizing, aristocratic,esoteric manner also provides one further contrast with Socrates' constant self-effacement, which, even when it is perfectly ironic, succeeds in making his personality appear to take second place to the general issues involved in his discussion. 引自 The Most Multifarious Art of Style