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Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
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.
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.
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
Mediocrity is climbing molehills without sweating
Mediocrity is climbing molehills without sweating
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.
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.
