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There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.
There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it read more
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
Arrogance diminishes wisdom
Arrogance diminishes wisdom
It's only arrogance if you're wrong
It's only arrogance if you're wrong
Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.
Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.
He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny
The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation read more
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities
