“The highest men, being the strongest, find their happiness where others would find their destruction: in the labyrinth, in harshness against themselves and others, in effort; their pleasure lies in self-overcoming. In them, self-control becomes second nature, a necessity, an instinct.

They regard difficult tasks as a privilege; for them, it is a delight to deal with burdens that would crush anyone else… Knowledge — a form of asceticism. — They embody the most honorable type of men: but this does not prevent them from also being the most joyful and the kindest.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche