He could assert himself only in negation and could not hear any assertion without immediately negating it, to such an extent that he would even be able to contradict himself and to attack people who shared his own prior opinions".
Dia hanya bisa menilai dirinya dalam negasi dan tidak bisa menilai apapun tentang dirinya tanpa langsung menegasikannya, hingga titik di mana dia akan melawan pernyataannya sendiri dan menyerang orang-orang yang tadinya beropini sama dengannya."