"To the mediocre, mediocrity is a form..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“Sometimes it is harder to accede to a thing than it is to see its truth.”

“The world itself is the will to power - and nothing else! And you yourself are the will to power - and nothing else!”

“Some men are born posthumously.”

“You know better than I that in a Republic talent is always suspect. A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents him from being a threat to others. And for this reason a democracy is never governed by the most competent, but rather by those whose insignificance will not jeopardize anyone else's self-esteem.”

“Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.”

“As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual.”

“Happiness, then, is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient, being the end to which our actions are directed.”

“Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.”

“You owe it to yourself not to permit your emotions to place your happiness in the keeping of another person.”