The man or the woman in whom resides greater virtue is the higher; neither the loftiness nor the lowliness of a person lies in the body according to the sex, but in the perfection of conduct and virtues.
Christine de PizanTag: perception empowerment equality gender men women morality virtue prejudice misogyny hypocrisy double-standards superiority clichés social-norms conduct
Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
SocratesTag: equality women superiority
The logic behind patriotism is a mystery. At least a man who believes that his own family or clan is superior to all others is familiar with more than 0.000003% of the people involved.
Criss JamiTag: humor family people belief nationalism patriotism patriotic funny arrogance logic sarcasm statistics mystery illogical pride true country superiority superior inferiority nation bias funny-but-true patriot clan irrational sarcastic percent arrogant inferior estimate estimated estimation percentage prideful stat statistic stats
Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.
Criss JamiTag: hate communication selfish arrogance pride business egotism insult superiority inferiority body-language offensive cocky silence-communication nonexistent
What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.
Criss JamiTag: different genius simplicity independent-thought privacy independent envy self-sufficiency superiority creative inferiority misunderstanding distinction complex odd difficulties genius-distinction inferiority-complex intimidating
Everyone judges constantly: positively judging one person is the same as negatively judging everyone else; it is to say that that person is superior in some sense.
Criss JamiTag: human-nature human logic positive survival negative honest instinct superiority judging survival-instinct logical-thinking judgmental
Harriet was silent. She suddenly saw Wimsey in a new light. She knew him to be intelligent, clean, courteous, wealthy, well-read, amusing and enamoured, but he had not so far produced in her that crushing sense of utter inferiority which leads to prostration and hero-worship. But she now realised that there was, after all, something god-like about him. He could control a horse.
Dorothy L. SayersTag: love admiration horses superiority hero-worship riding
Well-bred' ensured buckled noses, high-arched feet, a predisposition to madness, and ... an innate belief in our own unquestioning superiority.
Alexandra FullerTag: superiority
There are no crimes and no criminals in these days. What is the use of having brains in our profession? I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it.
Arthur Conan DoyleTag: sherlock-holmes crime superiority detectives criminals crime-solving
Yes, there are in me the makings of a very fine loafer, and also of a pretty spry sort of fellow. I often think of those lines of old Goethe: 'Schade, daß die Natur nur einen Menschen aus dir schuf; Denn zum würdigen Mann war und zum Schelmen der Stoff.'
Arthur Conan DoyleTag: poetry men humanity potential quotes superiority goethe dignity rascals rogues xenien
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