Quote by Hermann Hesse
What I always hated and detested and cursed above all things was this contentment, this healthiness and comfort, this carefully preserved optimism of the middle classes, this fat and prosperous brood of mediocrity.
Summary
This quote expresses the speaker's strong disdain towards the contentment and comfort that the middle classes possess. They detest the optimism and prosperity that is carefully maintained within this group, referring to them as a "brood of mediocrity." The speaker's hatred is rooted in a rejection of the complacency and lack of ambition they perceive in the middle class lifestyle, which they view as preventing the pursuit of higher ideals or individual growth.
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