Best Pettiness Quotes

46 Pettiness quotes by 43 unique authors

When we play the part of a great man too much, we seem very small. — Philippe Nericault Destouches
The Constitution gives us a standard to follow. We cannot define impeachable offenses to a greater degree than the language of the Constitution. But we… — Asa Hutchinson
Pettiness separates; breadth unites. Let us be broad and big. — Emma Goldman
We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness… — Daphne Guinness
If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness… — Martin Heidegger
A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. — Jean Racine
The sound of distant breakers made her heart ache with melancholy. She was in the mood when the sea has a saddening effect upon the… — Baroness Orczy
Through the machineries of greed, pettiness, and the abuse of power, love occurs. — Thomas Pynchon
I think I was a little disappointed in her. I expected then people to be more of a piece than I do now, and I… — W. Somerset Maugham
I think you are a liar because you think you know what is true. You think you feel what is true. But you do not… — Alison Croggon
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives? They have… — E. M. Forster
One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger. — Pittacus Lore
I enjoy my pettiness with a dose of wit. — David Liss
To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to… — Pema Chodron
Gradually the feeling wears off, and I feel swamped again by the inexplicable pettiness of being alive. — Sebastian Faulks
We all have demons inside us, Nick. The Tsalagi have an old saying—every heart holds two wolves. One is the white wolf, who is made… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed,… — Margaret J. Wheatley
Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing… — Brennan Manning
Is all anger sin? No, but some of it is. Even God Himself has righteous anger against sin, injustice, rebellion and pettiness. Anger sometimes serves… — Joyce Meyer
Cynicism plus Pettiness equate to the perfect formula for loneliness — Tru Muse
The priceless gift of life is love, with the help from God above. Love can change the human race, make this World a better place.… — Natalia Love

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