Best Insolence Quotes

45 Insolence quotes by 39 unique authors

Wit is cultured insolence. — Aristotle
Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice. — Robert Green Ingersoll
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence. — Andre Maurois
Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised. — Bryant H. McGill
I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment,… — Jane Austen
Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of… — Lord Byron
Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of them due to… — Marcus Aurelius
Youth is insolent; it is its right – its necessity; it has got to assert itself, and all assertion in this world of doubts is… — Joseph Conrad
When an almond tree became covered with blossoms in the heart of winter, all the trees around it began to jeer. 'What vanity,' they screamed,… — Nikos Kazantzakis
Mistaking insolence for freedom has always been the hallmark of the slave. — Wilhelm Reich
And, when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine. — John Milton
Imagination magnifies small objects with fantastic exaggeration until they fill our soul, and with bold insolence cuts down great things to its own size, as… — Blaise Pascal
Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise. Whoever feels himself walking on the path, and refuses to praise--that man or woman… — Rumi
The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
However much I have frequented the mystics, deep down I have always sided with the Devil; unable to equal him in power, I have tried… — Emil Cioran
The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas. — Frank Lloyd Wright
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices — Lord Byron
Man is a feeble creature, to whom only submission and worship are besoming. Pride is insolence, and belief in human power is impiety — Bertrand Russell
The insolence of wealth will creep out — Samuel Johnson
Someone who is reluctant to say what he needs to say, often ends up doing so with an insolence whose crassness is proportionate to his… — Franz Grillparzer

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