Superior Quotes

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At first he who invented any art that went beyond the common perceptions of man was naturally admired by men, not only because there was… — Aristotle
As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science and inferior morals. The combination is unstable and self-destroying. — Arthur C. Clarke
But whatever be their degree of talent it is no measure of their rights. Because Sir Isaac Newton was superior to others in understanding, he… — Thomas Jefferson
When you once attribute effects to the will of a personal God, you have let in a lot of little gods and evils - then… — Elbert Hubbard
[priests are] the pretenders to power and dominion, and to a superior sanctity of character, distinct from virtue and good morals. — David Hume
Gradually, ... the aspect of science as knowledge is being thrust into the background by the aspect of science as the power of manipulating nature.… — Bertrand Russell
I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we are… — Brigid Brophy
Gun control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a… — L. Neil Smith
If nature does not wish that weaker individuals should mate with stronger, she wishes even less that a superior race should intermingle with an inferior… — Adolf Hitler
No rational man, cognizant of the facts, believes that the average Negro is the equal, still less the superior, of the white man.....it is simply… — Thomas Huxley
Singer and actress Gertrude Lawrence once overheard an assistant describing the beauty of a coat she knew she could never even dream of affording. Having… — Sheridan Morley
Even as the church must fear Christ Jesus, so must the wives also fear their husbands. And this inward fear must be shewed by an… — John Dod
You should never feel lonely, neglected, fearful, or defeated when you remember that there are the shining ones. They are watching with keen interest and… — Flower A. Newhouse
We told Stanley Roberts to go on a water diet, and Lake Superior disappeared. Pat Williams When Xavier McDaniel plays against Orlando Wooldridge, it's a… — Unknown Author
Gun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a… — Heinrich Himmler
In our native terms, the ironic style is often compounded with the sardonic and the hard-boiled; even the effortlessly superior. But irony originates in the… — Christopher Hitchens
He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. — Karl Ludwig von Knebel
On May 15, 1957 Linus Pauling made an extraordinary speech to the students of Washington University. ... It was at this time that the idea… — Edward Condon
Both renunciation of action and the performance of action lead to Nirvana (Liberation); but these performance of action is superior to renunciation of action. The… — Chinmayananda Saraswati
Slavery naturally tends to destroy all sense of justice and equity. It puffs up the mind with pride: teaches youth a habit of looking down… — David Rice

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