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Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.
The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.
Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe
Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe
"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.
"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.
Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.
Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.
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.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but read more
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
