So Transparent, The Hate In Your Eyes, You Cannot Hide It

“Mediocrity is the most successful mask the superior spirit can wear, because the great majority of the mediocre will not see it as such. And yet, it is often out of benevolence and pity for the mediocre that this mask is worn.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human


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Nothing truly stops you.  Nothing truly holds you back.  For your own will is always within your control.  Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But your are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it.

—Epictetus, The Art of Living


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