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Petty Quotes by Xunzi
- Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
- The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to…
- There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
More Petty Quotes
- 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… — Bono
- The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women.… — 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… — 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… — 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,… — Margaret Cho