Bluster Quote by Erik Pevernagie

Arrogance is a weed which grows upon a dunghill; it is from the rankness of the soil that she has her height and spreadings:…

— Owen Feltham

“For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned;…

— Thomas Hobbes

“Arrogance likes to appear humble in public.”

— Toba Beta

The art of being agreeable frequently miscarries through the ambition which accompanies it. Wit, learning, wisdom,--what can more effectually conduce to the profit and…

— Richard Cumberland

The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

— George Santayana

“Self-confidence, as it is generally understood, implies arrogant presumption; humility implies being impeccable in one’s actions and feelings.”

— Théun Mares

It is one of the triumphs of human wit ... to conquer by humility and submissiveness ... to make oneself small in order to…

— Alfred Adler

“The better we become, the higher we climb. The higher we climb, the bigger our ego. The bigger the ego, the harder it is…

— Lik Hock Yap Ivan

“When the same qualities which we admire in ourselves are seen in others, even though they be superior, maliciously lower and carp at them.”

— John Calvin

Genuine witticisms surprise those who say them as much as those who listen to them; they arise in us in spite of us, or,…

— Joseph Joubert

Ever notice who's SUCCESS look better on them? The ones who accepted their success with humble appreciation, lacking all signs of pride, aggressiveness, or…

— Glen Rambharack

“It is easier to compare oneself, to establish social exchange as that swapmeet of glory and contempt where each person receives a superiority in…

— Jacques Rancière