
“Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities”
“Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities”
“Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.”
“Mediocrity can talk; but it is for genius to observe.”
Isaac D'Israeli, The Curiosities of Literature, "Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation".
Misattributed, Isaac D'Israeli
“Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.”
Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
“Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend.”
Culture
1860s, The Conduct of Life (1860)
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.”
Source: The Valley of Fear
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)