Superior Quotes
1050 quotes by 759 authors
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Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.
— Aristotle
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We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection…
— M H Abrams
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If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, although he do not obey it yet…
— Francis of Assisi
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
— Francis Bacon
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Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.
— Honore de Balzac
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority…
— Samuel Adams
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It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality.
— Arnold Bennett
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So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to…
— Steven Biko
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There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.
— Josh Billings
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Being your own boss is much superior to working for the man. Including working for your father.
— Nolan Bushnell
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Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior.
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
— Dale Carnegie
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What you're saying is that 'I, the superior elite, will take care of you.' Why? Because, you see, that superior, elite group needs to feel…
— Benjamin Carson
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I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of the activism and the injection…
— Jimmy Carter
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It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most…
— William Ellery Channing
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Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.
— Malcolm De Chazal
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I like to make people feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my appearance.
— Kurt Cobain
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If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my…
— Amy Carmichael
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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore…
— Laozi
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The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
— Confucius
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