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    "Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

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Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

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Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

by Joseph Joubert Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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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.

by Nicolas Chamfort Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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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.

by Theodor Reik Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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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.

by Cesare Lombroso Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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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.

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Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.

Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.

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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.

by William M. Winans Found in: Mediocrity Quotes,
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