Petty Quotes

336 quotes by 283 authors

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. — Walter Bagehot
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. — Aesop
God is so big. It's a gigantic concept in God. The idea that God might love us and be interested in us is kind of… — Bono
The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women. Women lie to… — Joyce Brothers
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. — George Carlin
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. — Anton Chekhov
In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws. — Emile M. Cioran
My father was raised with brothers, he was a football player and a boxer, he was a chief petty officer in the Navy, he was… — Hillary Clinton
I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty. — Walter Annenberg
It is very remarkable that while the words Eternal, Eternity, Forever, are constantly in our mouths, and applied without hesitation, we yet experience considerable difficulty… — George Julius Poulett Scrope
The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts. — Sun Tzu
Success is meaningless if you can't sleep at night because of harsh things said, petty secrets sharpened against hard and stony regret, just waiting to… — Margaret Cho
Many bad golfers marry, feeling that a wife's loving solicitude may improve their game. But they are rugged, thick-skinned men, not sensitive and introspective. It… — P.G. Wodehouse
The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Ultimately there can be no freedom for self unless it is vouchsafed for others; there can be no security where there is fear, and a… — Felix Frankfurter
You cannot live sheltered forever without being exposed, and at the same time be a spiritual adventurer. Be audacious. Be crazy in your own way,… — Arnaud Desjardins
All that was required of them (i.e. the brain-washed masses) was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make… — George Orwell
We are prudent people. We are afraid to let go of our petty reality in order to grasp at a great shadow. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The study of geometry is a petty and idle exercise of the mind, if it is applied to no larger system than the starry one.… — Henry David Thoreau
Petty laws breed great crimes. — Ouida

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