Oscar Wilde Quotes About Mediocrity
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Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
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Only mediocrities progress. An artist revolves in a cycle of masterpieces, the first of which is no less perfect than the last.
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Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity.
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Caricature is the tribute which mediocrity pays to genius.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.
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Imitation is the homage mediocrity pays to greatness.
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The English public always feels perfectly at ease when a mediocrity is talking to it.
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Indifference is the revenge the world takes on mediocrities.
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To be popular one must be a mediocrity." "Not with Women," said the duchess, shaking her head; "and women rule the world. I assure you we can't bear mediocrities. We women, as someone says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your eyes, if you ever love at all." "It seems to me that we never do anything else," murmered Dorian.
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To be popular one must be a mediocrity.
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