If we are "disappointed," it is at least not regarding life: rather we are now facing up to all kinds of "desiderata." Â With scornful wrath we contemplate what are called "ideals"; we despise ourselves only because there are moments when we cannot subdue that absurd impulse that is called "idealism." Â The influence of too much coddling is stronger than the wrath of the disappointed.
Nietzsche, Will to Power















