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title: "4 Harder Average Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken-3/it-is-even-harder-for-the-average-ape-to-believe-that-he-has/)

[H L Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken-3/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/h-l-mencken-3-46642_average_it-is-even-harder-for-the-average-ape-to_476507.jpg)

> [Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/nevertheless-it-is-even-harder-for-the-average-ape-to-believe-that-he/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/h-l-mencken-245_average_nevertheless-it-is-even-harder-for-the-a_1442671.png)

> [The task of being awesome is a lot harder than being average and that's why so many people fall short. Don't settle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-housham/the-task-of-being-awesome-is-a-lot-harder-than-being-average-and-that/)

[Ricardo Housham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-housham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/ricardo-housham-3757_be-yourself_the-task-of-being-awesome-is-a-lot-harde_1933474.jpg)

> [I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/i-am-only-an-average-man-but-by-george-i-work-harder-at-it-than-the/)

[Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/theodore-roosevelt-218_average_i-am-only-an-average-man-but-by-george-i_2446357.jpg)

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