A good number of works owe their success to the mediocrity of their authors' ideas, which match the mediocrity of those of the general public. (Nicolas Chamfort)

A good number of works owe their success to the mediocrity of their authors' ideas, which match the mediocrity of those of the general public.

Nicolas Chamfort

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