Petty Quotes

336 Petty quotes by 271 unique authors

It is a good thing to be a great sinner. Or should human beings allow Christ to have died on the Cross for the sake… — Isak Dinesen
What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who… — Saint Augustine
When I think about the holidays, I think about the Salvation Army guys ringing bells in front of stores. They're always so nice to you… — Zach Braff
Over half a century on and they're still complaining about it. Compare it to the fact that Garden State didn't win an Oscar and they… — Zach Braff
Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. — George Mason
The Art of Peace is medicine for a sick world. There is evil and disorder in the world, because people have forgotten that all things… — Morihei Ueshiba
Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same. — Xunzi
A Morning Prayer The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating concerns and duties. Help us to play the man; help us… — Robert Louis Stevenson
If you have a large number of unrelated ideas, you have to get quite a distance away from them to get a view of all… — John G. Kemeny
..."And for God's sake, never get into the petty habit of measuring your self-worth against other people's net-worth. As Yogi Ramen preached: 'Every second you… — Robin Sharma
Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse,… — Sheri S. Tepper
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. — Zhuangzi
War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and… — C. E. M. Joad
I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at the base of… — Unknown Author
Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations,… — Alexander Herzen
Our mission has been the protection of the wage-worker, now; to increase his wages; to cut hours off the long workday, which was killing him;… — Samuel Gompers
You've got a lot to look forward to in Heaven. Compared to what's in store for you in Heaven, your current pain and problems are… — Rick Warren
Every day God patiently bears with us, and every day we are tempted to become impatient with our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. And our… — Jerry Bridges
An apt and true reply was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the… — Saint Augustine
Man is always inclined to regard the small circle in which he lives as the center of the world and to make his particular, private… — Ernst Cassirer

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