Every profound spirit needs a mask; nay, more, around every profound spirit there continually grows a mask, owing to the constantly false, that is to say, superficial interpretation of every word he utters, every step he takes, every sign of life he manifests.
If this came from anyone else, I would define 'profound' in this sentence as something pleasurable and read this sentence as sort of bittersweet; a sort of ode to the social boundaries and constraints that force individuals to hide and mask unique traits of theirs that make them 'profound',... but that this came from Nietzsche,, I am concerned
