“Caricature is the tribute which mediocrity pays to genius.”
“Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.”
“Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities”
“In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.”
“Hypocrisy is a tribute that vice pays to virtue.”
“There is no gap as wide as the one between mediocrity and genius.”