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Quotes About Meaner

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
~ William Cowper
True hope is swift and flies with swallow's wings Kings it makes Gods and meaner creatures kings.
~ William Shakespeare
True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.
~ William Shakespeare
Ha Jin writes: 'Some great men and women are fortified and redeemed through their suffering, and they even seek sadness instead of happiness, just as Van Gogh asserted, 'Sorrow is better than joy,' and Balzac declared, 'Suffering is one's teacher.' But these dicta are suitable only for extraordinary souls, for the select few. For ordinary people like us, too much suffering can only make us meaner, crazier, pettier, and more wretched
~ David Sheff
The alt-right is the Tea Party's younger, cooler, meaner brother. Like if the movie 'Back to The Future' was just about Biff.
~ W. Kamau Bell
In Ireland they put their children to fosterers: the rich sell, the meaner sort buying the alterage of their children; and the reason is, because in the opinion of the people, fostering has always been a stronger alliance than blood.Sir John Davieson Ireland.   
~ Samuel Johnson
The falsehood that exalts we cherish more Than meaner truths that are a thousand strong.
~ George Saunders
You are one disobedient woman. All this niceness is a big disappointment to a man who likes sass." "I promise I'll try to be meaner," Cassie said demurely. Red laughed and tapped her on the tip of her nose. "You do that.
~ Mary Connealy
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people meaner.
~ Karl Kraus
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
~ James M. Barrie
At first it was just a misdemeanor, but then you lost the "mis-de" and you just got meaner and meaner..
~ Louis Armstrong
Pound for pound there was no meaner animal on the face of the earth than a grizzly. Maizy had a Colt in her holster, but a bullet wasn't enough to bring one of these huge beasts down. Maybe a perfect shot right into the heart or brain would do it . . . but mostly . . . getting shot just made 'em mad.
~ Mary Connealy