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“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius” Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
“Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late. It does not improve the temper.” W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage
“Mediocrity's like a spot on a shirt—it never comes off.” Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
“My God, there's absolutely nothing tenth-rate about you, and yet you're up to your neck at this minute in tenth-rate thinking.” J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

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