A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
平庸
Mediocrity
Perseverance, n. A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
毅力:一种卑贱的美德，平庸之辈靠它获得不光彩的成功。
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
平庸之辈只知自身的价值，而天才却能立即识别天才。
Mediocrity would always win by force of numbers, but it would win only more mediocrity.
平庸之辈总能凭借人数取胜，但它只会赢得更多平庸之辈。
It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.
当优秀的作品摆在我们面前时，满足于平庸是一种令人不快的品味。
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
有些人生来平庸，有些人成就平庸，而有些人却被迫平庸。
There's a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged.
有很多平庸的东西被赞美，有很多美好的东西被忽视或气馁。
Mediocrity doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.
平庸并不意味着平均智力，它意味着憎恨和嫉妒比自己优秀的人的平均智力。
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
那些不能激励自己的人必须满足于平庸，不管他们的其他才能有多出众。
There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest appetite.
对新鲜平庸的需求总是很大。在每一代人中，最没有教养的人胃口最大。
Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way.
没有什么比平庸更被认可的了，大多数人已经确立了平庸，并且对任何超越平庸的东西都咬牙切齿。
Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.
竞争总是一件好事。它迫使我们做到最好。垄断使人们自满，满足于平庸。
I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard.
我有时拍的照片不符合我的标准，但只能说一个平庸的人，他所有的工作都符合他的标准。
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Mediocrity inspires neither great love nor hate.
平庸不能激发伟大的爱，也不能激发伟大的恨。
Virtue is defined to be mediocrity, of which either extreme is vice.
美德被定义为平庸，其中任何一个极端都是罪恶。
The height of mediocrity is still low.
平庸的高度仍然很低。
You always admire what you really don't understand.
你总是欣赏你真正不懂的东西。
Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.
女人想要平庸的男人，而男人则努力让自己尽可能平庸。
The only sin is mediocrity.
唯一的罪就是平庸。