He who meanly admires a mean thing is a snob--perhaps that is a safe definition of the character. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If you love yourself meanly, childishly, timidly, even so shall you love your neighbor. — Maurice Maeterlinck Copy Share Image
“Think meanly of me, Lina," said he. "Men, in general, are a sort of scum, very different to anything of which you… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men; like pygmies we… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image