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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.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe
Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.
Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.
"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
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
In this country we encourage "creativity" among the mediocre, but real bursting creativity appalls us. We put it down as read more
In this country we encourage "creativity" among the mediocre, but real bursting creativity appalls us. We put it down as undisciplined, as somehow "too much.".
A steady salary is an invitation to mediocrity.
A steady salary is an invitation to mediocrity.
