Quotes about Pettiness

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The creation of man is evidence for the love of God, the preservation of man is evidence for the patience of God, and Ch — Criss Jami, Killosophy
Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse — Sheri S. Tepper, The Visitor
Odd, don't you think? I have seen war, and invasions and riots. I have heard of massacres and brutalities beyond imagini — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened. — Matshona Dhliwayo
They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle. — Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't have to knock anyone off their game to win yours. It doesn’t build you up to tear others down. — Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass
In this world where too many are willing to see only the light that is visible, never the Light Invisible, we have a dai — Dean Koontz, Brother Odd
To reveal your greatness, see the greatness in everyone. Ignore pettiness and forgive everyone. — Debasish Mridha
He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very reason he is odd. It is only petty men who seem normal. — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
We like to stress the commonness of heroes. Essences seem undemocratic. We feel oppressed by the call to greatness. We r — Susan Sontag, The Volcano Lover: A Romance
You can't discuss the ocean with a well frog - he's limited by the space he lives in. You can't discuss ice with a summe — Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
Bloomberg does not support the measure to silence the useless and maddening car alarm: he would rather impose himself on — Christopher Hitchens, Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays
Meetings were an important means of Communist control. They left people no free time, and eliminated the private sphere. — Jung Chang, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Your tears are never invisible---there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out. — Shannon L. Alder
He was going to hurt the people he hated, but inside he didn't feel any real sense of satisfaction. He hated them all th — Riccardo Bruni, The Lion and the Rose
To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our — Pema Chödrön
Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up? — Sean Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
More than jealousy or possessiveness pettiness kills love. — Marty Rubin
Chickenshit can be recognized instantly because it never has anything to do with winning the war. — Paul Fussell, Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War
Gradually the feeling wears off, and I feel swamped again by the inexplicable pettiness of being alive. — Sebastian Faulks, Engleby