Quotes for All
However much I have frequented the mystics, deep down I have always sided with the Devil; unable to equal him in power, I have tried to be worthy of him, at least, in insolence, acrimony, arbitrariness and caprice. Emile M. Cioran
The outrages of the powerful, the insolence of the rich, scorn of the proud, and malice of the uncharitable, all beating against the broken spirit of the unfortunate. Elizabeth Montagu
Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day’s insolence. Elias Canetti
The axiom of conditioned repetition, like the binomial theorem, is nothing but a piece of insolence. Edward Abbey
If now, after the collapse, should any of these lackeys of Adolf Hitler have the insolence to claim they were merely harmless onlookers, let them feel the scourge of avenging mankind …. Whoever cries about having lost the Nazi system or wants to resurrect National Socialism is to be treated as a lunatic. Friedrich Kellner
Someone who is reluctant to say what he needs to say, often ends up doing so with an insolence whose crassness is proportionate tohis fear, once he gathers the necessary courage. Franz Grillparzer
The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas. Frank Lloyd Wright
The characteristic of a well-bred man is, to converse with his inferiors without insolence, and with his superiors with respect and with ease. Doug Stanhope
If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy in word his fellow men will entrust him with responsibility. If he is quick he will achieve results. Confucius
Paris, hours in the café, a certain spirit of rebellion, one side a bit too stubborn, the sea, the true, in Bretagne, the walking in Provence, the taste, the passion for literature, the libraries, the beautiful editions, remaking the world in a set of hours around a table and a bottle of wine. Talking without … Read more