Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

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.

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 success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author's ideas and those of read more

The success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author's ideas and those of the public.

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.

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

"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.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.