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    "Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters

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Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

by Claude Bernard Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning.

Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning.

by Theodor Reik Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

by John Stuart Mill Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.

All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.

by Scott Alexander Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

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Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

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Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.

by Kathleen Norris Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

by William M. Winans Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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