Of all human activities, education is the one most likely to give rise to cant, pomposity and fraudulent expertise. — John Rae Copy Share Image
The middles cleave to euphemisms not just because they're an aid in avoiding facts. They like them also because they assist their… — Paul Fussell Copy Share Image
Once upon a time; Their was a girl called CHARITY, on her way to PROSPERITY, she met a guy called POMPOSITY, that… — Swag Jagar Copy Share Image
That's what's so great about the Internet. It allows pompous blow-hards to connect with other pompous blow-hards in a vast circle-jerk of… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we are never more deceived than when we… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
“Detective Inspector Eccles sighed. He may ordinarily have met his sigh with the question of why the newly appointed Superintendent Dickinson was… — Tom Conrad Copy Share Image
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