Aristocracy Quote by Terry Pratchett

“Such bureaucrats can neither be hurried in their deliberations nor made to see common sense. Indeed, the very absurdity or pedantry of these deliberations…

— Theodore Dalrymple

“[...] Just because a person has a title doesn't make him an aristocrat. Some people are great aristocrats who have no other title than…

— Osamu Dazai

The aristocrat, when he wants to, has very good manners. The Scottish upper classes, in particular, have that shell-shocked look that probably comes from…

— Jilly Cooper

“The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts.”

— John Leslie

“Real democrats always insist that England is an aristocratic country. Real aristocrats always insist (for some mysterious reason) that it is a democratic country.…

— G.K. Chesterton

“The incompetent always present themselves as experts, the cruel as pious, sinners as excessively devout, users as benefactors, the small minded as patriots, the…

— Carlos Zafron

Vanity, indeed, is the very antidote to conceit; for while the former makes us all nerve to the opinion of others, the latter is…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

Aristocrats might shrug, but commoners, dreading any collapse of the social order, wanted the rules of behavior to be observed.

— Robert Silverberg

“Fools often mistake disrespect for showmanship, thinking that arrogance and bluster will earn them admiration. In truth, they only reveal their lack of class…

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without very accurate…

— Samuel Johnson

“In political affairs illusions are usually the product of a failure to appreciate change; but such failure-usually a necessary and perhaps salutary part of…

— Laurence Lafore