Inferiority Quotes

219 quotes by 179 authors

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior. — Simone de Beauvoir
Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male's superiority. — Simone de Beauvoir
Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority. — Alfred Adler
To be a human being means to possess a feeling of inferiority which constantly presses towards its own conquest. The greater the feeling of inferiority… — Alfred Adler
We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority. — Alfred Adler
One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody. — Alvin Ailey
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. — Sun Tzu
The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are… — Franz Boas
All warfare is based on deception. Therefore, when capable, feign incapacity; when active, inactivity. When near, make it appear that you are far away; when… — Sun Tzu
She feels so contented in giving birth to a child, in helping the child to grow; and that's why she does not need any other… — Rajneesh
How seldom is generosity perfect and pure! How often do men give because it throws a certain inferiority on those who receive, and superiority on… — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Most people are not really conceited, but feel a certain amount of inferiority and tend to get a little discouraged with themselves, therefore encouragement is… — David Berg
Too many photographers try too hard. They try to lift photography into the realm of Art, because they have an inferiority complex about their craft.… — Jessie Tarbox Beals
I leave at half-time; by then you can see which way it's going. If you ask me to name five of our team, I couldn't.… — Bernie Ecclestone
We are human less by virtue of our ideal goals than by the vice of our inferiority. — James Hillman
Jealousy is the suspicion of one's own inferiority. — Emily Post
I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex. — Eric Clapton
The term comics long ago became obsolete and inaccurate. It merely defined the content of the early joke-based comical strips. Sequential Art is a more… — Will Eisner
Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority. — Noel Coward

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