Petty Quotes

336 quotes by 271 authors

A bureaucrat is the most despicable of men, though he is needed as vultures are needed, but one hardly admires vultures whom bureaucrats so strangely… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children. — Phillips Brooks
It is impossible to read the history of the petty republics of Greece and Italy without feeling sensations of horror and disgust at the distractions… — Alexander Hamilton
The man of meditation becomes the man of understanding because his energy accumulates. He is not wasting it. He is not interested in trivia; he… — Rajneesh
Great suffering brings with it the power of great endurance. When sorrow is deepest all the forces of patience and courage are banded together to… — Rabindranath Tagore
His [Henry Cavendish's] Theory of the Universe seems to have been, that it consisted solely of a multitude of objects which could be weighed, numbered,… — George Wilson
Never be petty. Do not feed resentments against anyone. I prefer good-hearted sinners to so called good people who are intolerant and devoid of compassion.… — Paramahansa Yogananda
According to the dictionary, knock has two definitions: "to strike something with a sharp blow," and "to find fault with, a harsh and often petty… — Marvin J. Ashton
Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The leaders of the petty bourgeoisie must teach the people to trust the bourgeoisie. The proletarians must teach the people to distrust the bourgeoisie. — Vladimir Lenin
In contrast to reincarnation and karma, all other views seem petty and narrow — Richard Wagner
I want to have a lasting experience with God. Sometimes I feel like I understand the divinity of this world, but then I loose it… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Remember this practical piece of advice: Never come into the theatre with mud on your feet. Leave your dust and dirt outside. Check your little… — Constantin Stanislavski
To fly! to live as airmen live! Like them to ride the skyways from horizon to horizon, across rivers and forests! To free oneself from… — Henri Mignet
The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and discipline, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for… — David Foster
You all know that even when women have full rights, they still remain fatally downtrodden because all housework is left to them. In most cases… — Vladimir Lenin
No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. — Edward Abbey
Shakespeare wrote great poetry and preposterous plays. Who really cares, for example, which petty tyrant rules Milan? Or who succeeds to the throne of Denmark?… — Edward Abbey
If we have chosen the position in life in which we can most of all work for mankind, no burdens can bow us down, because… — Karl Marx
That sense â€“ the only true patriotism â€“ comes slowly and springs from the heart: it is founded upon respect for the family and love… — Unknown Author

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