"Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'."?

Question

This is quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche.can anybody explain it?..please..

Answer 1

What is a "climb"? Go up or over by effort. For what? Power or Position.

When we climb higher, we feel we are better than the rest. That is the "Pride / Ego".

That also means no matter how humble the person to begin with, when he start obtaining power, he will end up being selfish and self-centered person because of his pride.