Part 2 — 175.
Paul V. (Paul Victor) Cohn translation
Mediocrity as a Mask.—Mediocrity is the happiest mask which the superior mind can wear, [pg 281] because it does not lead the great majority—that is, the mediocre—to think that there is any disguise. Yet the superior mind assumes the mask just for their sake—so as not to irritate them, nay, often from a feeling of pity and kindness.