Honorable Quote by Thomas Mann Download Open image “He probably was mediocre after all, though in a very honorable sense of that word.” — Thomas Mann ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Honorable Mediocre Mediocrity
As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
'Mediocre' tends to mean 'undistinguished', while snobs enjoy their distinguishing hallmarks of style - how they wear clothes, use words, where they go and… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
To be mediocre, when only application and diligence would have netted superiority, is an error akin to sin. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp. — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
Solitude produces originality, bold and astonishing beauty, poetry. But solitude also produces perverseness, the disproportianate, the absurd and the forbidden. — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“Solitude favors the original, the daringly and otherworldly beautiful, the poem. But it also favors the wrongful, the extreme, the absurd, and the forbidden.” — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“But what would be our readers’ reaction if we simply refused to get to the bottom of that question?” — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
What good would politics be, if it didn’t give everyone the opportunity to make moral compromises. — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“O, čarobna organsko lepoto, koja se ne sastojiš ni iz uljane boje ni iz kamena, već iz materije žive i raspadljive, pune grozničave tajne… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“I hope that you have nothing against malice, my good engineer. In my eyes it is the brightest sword that reason has against the… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“The days began to fly now, and yet each one of them was stretched by renewed expectations and swollen with silent, private experiences. Yes,… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“A stimulus is a stimulus. The body doesn't give a damn about the meaning of the stimulus. Whether minnows or communion, the sebaceous glands… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
It is remarkable how a man cannot summarize his thoughts in even the most general sort of way without betraying himself completely, without putting… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
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Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to petition our… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror." "Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
There's such cultural rot taking place, such a disintegration throughout our culture. Values, morality, you name it. Standards have been relaxed, and people are… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Now know I well what people sought formerly above all else when they sought Teachers of virtue. Good sleep they sought for themselves, and… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Having integrity...means being completely true to what is inside you - to what you know is right...what you feel you must do, regardless of… — Samuel Goldwyn Copy Share Image
But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it… — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
“Hero' is not an official status or designation, but if the world recognize you as a hero, it is the highest honor you will… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Many people are quick to say that we are not recognized by Muslims in the East . And I start with the Honorable Elijah… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I like the word OLD. Not senior, that's for proms. Older? Older than whom? 'Old' is honorable and ripe — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
