There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What torture it is to hear a frigid speech being pompously declaimed, or second-rate verse spoken with all a bad poet's bombast!

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is...

There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is...

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do...

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do...

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a...

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better...

A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better...

There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame;...

There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame;...

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.