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Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
Egotism is nature's compensation for mediocrity.
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.
"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.
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.
Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.
Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
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.
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.
