Arrogance Quotes

545 quotes by 441 authors

Without good humour, learning and bravery can only confer that superiority which swells the heart of the lion in the desert, where he roars without… — Samuel Johnson
Vulgar and inactive minds confound familiarity with knowledge, and conceive themselves informed of the whole nature of things, when they are shown their form or… — Samuel Johnson
The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition to rely wholly… — Samuel Johnson
Men who have flattered themselves into this opinion of their own abilities, look down on all who waste their lives over books, as a race… — Samuel Johnson
To excite opposition and inflame malevolence is the unhappy privilege of courage made arrogant by consciousness of strength. — Samuel Johnson
No cause more frequently produces bashfulness than too high an opinion of our own importance. He that imagines an assembly filled with his merit, panting… — Samuel Johnson
Few have abilities so much needed by the rest of the world as to be caressed on their own terms; and he that will not… — Samuel Johnson
All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and an appeal from… — Samuel Johnson
For God hates utterly the bray of bragging tongues. — Sophocles
The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you. — James A. Michener
We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior. — Chen Shui-bian
The insular arrogance of the English character is a commonplace joke. — Goldwin Smith
Once again, Pat Robertson leaves us speechless with his insensitivity and arrogance. — Ralph Neas
This searching and doubting and vacillating where nothing is clear but the arrogance of quest. I, too, had such noble ideas when I was still… — Franz Grillparzer
What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is… — Theodore Bikel
Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy of arrogance and a domestic… — Joe Klein
There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase… — Mary Steenburgen
It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to. — Edgar Friedenberg
We did not find it difficult to deal with Bush and his administration, because it is similar to regimes in our countries - both types… — Osama bin Laden
We had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting people into the… — Guy Laliberte

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