Quotes About Arrogance

A man given to pride is usually proud of the wrong thing.

Even dress is apt to inflame a man's opinion of himself.

Whenever a man boasts much about [his common sense], you may be pretty sure that he has very little sense, either common or uncommon.

I've always been a proud man.

Think not to match yourself against the gods, for men that walk the earth cannot hold their own with the immortals.

The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.

The same amount of pride which makes a man treat haughtily his inferiors, makes him cringe servilely; to those above him.

It is a fool's privilege to laugh at an intelligent man.

A coxcomb is the blockhead's man of merit.

In your pomp and all your glory, you're a poorer man than me.

The Democratic Party: Con-men elected by the ignorant and the arrogant.

Pride may be allowed to this or that degree, else a man cannot keep up his dignity.

America is like some crazed, bewildered, rich giant bumbling around in a poor area with his pockets stuffed with money, and lots of weapons - just throwing stuff around.

With adolescent egotism and a lot of money one can pretty much rule the world.

one of the greatest deterrents to successful investing is the three-letter word ego.

It's become absolutely horrible the way the people with the money decide they can fart in the kitchen.

[P]ride is something only folk with money can afford.

Why do early risers always take that self-righteous tone?

Ignorance is the mother of presumption

You better not brag, you're a hunky old hag, and that goes for your mother, too.

Niobe would have been called most blessed of mothers, had she not seemed so herself.

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.

It sounds really arrogant, but my music's my favourite music ever. I prefer it to anyone else's.