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“Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?”
Ivan Turgenev“He was going to hurt the people he hated, but inside he didn't feel any real sense of satisfaction. He hated them all the more for having made him feel so small, so petty and mean, which was all he felt just then. But it wasn't enough to stop him.”
Riccardo Bruni, The Lion and the Rose“If we respected only what is inevitable and has a right to be, music and poetry would resound along the streets. When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. This is always exhilarating and sublime.”
Henry David Thoreau, Walden“Bit by bit, whatever you see to be petty becomes plenty.”
Israelmore Ayivor, Become a Better You“Petty minds foster petty hearts, and have the funny habit of shooting themselves in the foot.”
Adriano Bulla“If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.”
Denis Diderot“The first thing they gave me at 'Sports Illustrated' was a first-class air card. 'And oh, by the way, there's the petty cash drawer,' they told me. 'Take a few thousand dollars for expenses.'”
Dan Jenkins