Accepting Quote by Alain de Botton

Arrogance is one of the flaws in the Erudite heart -- I know. It is often in mine.

— Veronica Roth

“Reason without emotion is often a mask for cruelty; emotion without reason can allow people to excuse all sorts of excesses.”

— Nalini Singh

Arrogance occurs in people who have achieved something and believe that they independently caused their own success with no assistance, support, or input from…

— Cherie Carter-Scott

“Unlike ordinary feelings, the feeling of reason and the feeling of respect do not have a sensible cause; their cause is reason itself.”

— Alix Cohen

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

— Roger Ebert

Arrogance is a cover up for insecurities.

— Anonymous

There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right…

— Criss Jami

“Q. But it seems to me there are circumstances that simply induce one to have negative emotions! A. This is one of the worst…

— P.D. Ouspensky

I do think that sometimes you can invent more palatable or digestible reasons versions or reasons, when perhaps you don't want to admit the…

— Adam Brody

The weakness of human reason appears more evidently in those who know it not than in those who know it.

— Blaise Pascal

Reason is the first victim of strong emotion.

— Frank Herbert

“Rationalization: This is a close cousin of intellectualization. It occurs when we are so afraid of feeling pain, disappointment, or guilt that we make…

— Shirley Impellizzeri