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Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning rods draw the flashes.
Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning rods draw the flashes.
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
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.
Only the mediocre are always at their best.
Only the mediocre are always at their best.
Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.
Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
