Ah! how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathers it up like water, but like water it runs between his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, 'See, he is a wise man!' Is it not so?
H. Rider HaggardTags: wisdom intelligence knowledge learning humanity stupidity mankind arrogance futility foolishness
Oh, Gods."
His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. "The name's William. It's a common mistake.
Tags: arrogance william ilona-andrews cerise bayou-moon the-edge
You are arrogant," says the cat, "and you are in love. Either one of these things alone might be overcome, but together, they make for a stubborn combination.
Elora BishopTags: love arrogance braided elora-bishop sappho-s-fables
Through a strange kind of geographic arrogance, Europeans like to think that the world was a silent, dark, unknown place until they trooped out and discovered it.
Tahir ShahTags: adventure arrogance exploration
I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.
Oliver Cromwell.Tags: truth power arrogance anarchy delusion civil-war republicanism
For a more than miffed Midnight, fate was for emperors, fools and soppy lovers: - fate was the self-important egotism of those doing well, the sheer unbearable arrogance of the living and loved.
Tom ConradTags: love fate afterlife chance arrogance fools destiny ghosts midnight-merlot rich-pickings-for-ravens tom-conrad
I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with this case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution.
Arthur Conan DoyleTags: sherlock-holmes arrogance put-downs superiority detectives crime-solving
Modesty is only arrogance by stealth.
Terry PratchettLove is the blind revelation of arrogance.
Lionel SuggsThe arrogance of the human mind is too fragile, as well as the patience of the human character. It is because of that, they fail to see the power of mere observation and systematic analysis.
Lionel SuggsTags: humanity patience arrogance
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