Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.
The English public always feels perfectly at ease when a mediocrity is talking to it.
Imitation is the homage mediocrity pays to greatness.
Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Caricature is the tribute that mediocrity pays to genius.
To be popular one must be a mediocrity.
Indifference is the revenge the world takes on mediocrities.
Caricature is the tribute which mediocrity pays to genius.