Quotes About Arrogance

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

It's a language I've come to hate, because it admits no mystery and no ambiguity into its smug vocabulary, which arrogantly suggests that everything can be known.

Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity.

the confidence of ten mediocre men.

Manchmal ging er mir auf die Nerven wie alle Künstler, die sich für höhere oder tiefere Wesen halten, bloss weil sie nicht wissen, was Elektrizität ist.

If pride is what goes before a fall, the shame is what keeps you from getting up after one.

Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three-piece suit." He counsels the arrogant that facing Christ is like entering the Church of the Nativity: "The door is so low, you can't go in

The humorless puzzle of inequality and hate. His experience raised the question of worth and values, of aggressive inferiority and aggressive arrogance.

Genet suggested that colonialism would crumble from the weight of its ignorance, its arrogance and greed, and that the oppressed would take over the positions of their former masters. They would be no better, no more courageous and no more merciful.

He so routinely disparaged other people's importance that he didn't notice he was degrading me.

The arrogant man probably thought his path to heaven was already assured, and that he acted in accordance to God's will just by breathing.

She took in a steadying breath as she stared at the handsome man sitting across from her. Yes, he was gorgeous. He was confident, wore arrogance like a cloak, and God, she loved arrogant, assured men, but he didn't come across like an asshole.

Just because he played his stupid violin at Carnegie Hall when he was twelve does not make him hot.

God save us from people who think they know what's best for us.

How do you know that, Philo, dear? But Philologos had had enough of being condescended to. Because, Lamion, I am not as dumb as you think I am, even if you are. By the time Lamion had parsed this to make sure that there was in fact an insult at the end of it, Hilarion had laid a restraining hand on his arm.

Being six feet off the ground does give one a sense of superiority.

Lucifer, the most beautiful angel of all time,became so enamored with his own beauty and power that he came to believe his light was greater than the Almighty...

The duke is oblivious to all of this. He seems to regard himself as above everyone else, even—and maybe especially—his wife. Like they're all children he's tolerating until they're sent back into the nursery with the governess.

Snobs are the worst. Especially elite snobs like her, who think they're so sophisticated when really, they're closed-minded. They live in their fancy bubble and think that's all there is to life. I turn away, but she's not done with me yet.

I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything.

For answer Mr Flay shot his head forward out of his collar and croaked, 'Silence! you kitchen thing. Hold your tongue you greasy fork.