Quote by Confucius

“[Theseus] soon found himself involved in factions and troubles; those who long had hated him had now added to their hatred contempt; and the…

— Plutarch

“He composed himself inwardly. Sparing the world his awkwardness, hiding vulnerability. Preserving his pride.”

— Julie Anne Long

“His malice was aimed at himself; with shame and contempt he recollected his "cowardice.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Now, as you well know, it is not seldom the case in this conventional world of ours—watery or otherwise; that when a person placed…

— Herman Melville

“The very falsehood that stained her, was a proof how blindly she loved another--this dark, slight, elegant, handsome man--while he himself was rough, and…

— Elizabeth Gaskellbeth Gaskell

“He was entirely rid of his nervous misgivings, of his forced aggressiveness, of the imperative desire to show himself different from his surroundings. He…

— Willa Cather

“His rules were thus: One, resist when beneficial to the cause. Two, dignity before humiliation. Three, don’t show true emotions.”

— Courtney Kirchoff

“The man attempted to salute and Renius forced himself to smile, biting back his temper at the sloppy manners. He watched the fat figure…

— Conn Iggulden

“Urge him, even as I would urge all men of my acquaintance, to gather more sense and cease warring against their kind. [170]”

— Sol T. Plaatje

“On Lee as commander: "He had a cheerful dignity and could praise them (his men) without seeming to court their favor.”

— Shelby Foote

“He [Bloch] was one of those touchy, highly-strung people who cannot bear to have made a blunder, will not admit it to themselves, and…

— Marcel Proust

“Was it a weakness of man that made him want to ignore the darker side of his fellow human beings?”

— Todd Strasser