To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced.

They're above the tracks and we're below the tracks.

Doubt is not below knowledge, but above it.

Autocracy is a government of the few from above; Bolshevism is a government of the few from below.

If the number is 50,000 above or below, that's a variation where you'll see a reaction. If it's below, then people will right away start talking about what the revision will be next month.

A deck of cards is built like the purest of hierarchies, with every card a master to those below it, a lackey to those above it.