786 Quotes About Arrogance

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is the pretense of intelligent ignorance. The former is teachable; the latter is not.

If one overshoots the goal, one cannot hit it. If a bird will not come to its nest but flies higher and higher, it eventually falls into the hunter's net. He who in times of extraordinary salience of small things does not know how to call a halt, but restlessly seeks to press on and on, draws upon himself misfortune at the hands of gods and men, because he deviates from the order of nature.

Any man who behaves arrogantly with what little he knows, or claims to know all, only reveals to all that he really knows nothing. Real greatness does not reside inside those who feel large. The truly wise are meek.

Knowing more than someone does not necessarily mean that you know every single thing they know.

There is also something of the arrogant vain youth in him; [...] he loves nothing more than to reveal the truly prodigious ingenuity of his mind.

Truth is not fully explosive, but purely electric. You don't blow the world up with the truth; you shock it into motion.

We should never, ever believe life - or history holds no surprises for us. That was lies arrogance. And arrogance can blind us to the truth.""Which truth?""Any truth. All truth." her voice was solemn

A loner, by nature, burdens no one with their existence. By avoiding entanglements with others, they cause no harm. We are extremely ecologically friendly, clean, and environmentally aware creatures.

Man’s will is strong, but it is arrogant to assume that our will is anything compared to the will of God. People kneel before their king because the king has a power that they don’t. Wise kings kneel before God because they know that he gave them their power and can take it away just as easy.