Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Benjamin FranklinRead
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Talent is rare, so average abilities can sometimes appear exceptional, while true genius often remains unnoticed.
In this quote, Charles Saatchi suggests that genuine talent and genius are often overshadowed by the prevalence of mediocrity. He implies that because talent is scarce, what might seem like remarkable abilities can actually be quite ordinary, while true brilliance might be overlooked and not recognized, leading to a misunderstanding of what talent really is.
Themes
TalentMediocrityBrillianceGeniusRecognition
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a motivational speech to emphasize the value of recognizing true talent.
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