#arrogance

The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad. I speak now, of course, in the supposition that the gentle reader has not been abroad, and therefore is not already a consummate ass. If the case be otherwise, I beg his pardon and extend to him the cordial hand of fellowship and call him brother. I shall always delight to meet an ass after my own heart when I have finished my travels. ↗

— Mark Twain

#humor #travel #humor

Someone who is determinedly trying to show God how good he or she is is likely to become an insufferable prig. ↗

— N.T. Wright

#grace #self-righteousness #self-determination

Nobody wants to give up a weekend-long excuse to dress up and attempt to outshine one another. ↗

— Elizabeth Eulberg

#ball #formal #funny #hair #high-school

We speak of love when we destroy nature. It sounds like innocence of cruel arrogance. ↗

— Toba Beta

#destruction-of-nature #innocence #speak-of-love #love

Take these things to heart, my son, I warn you. All men make mistakes, it is only human. But once the wrong is done, a man can turn his back on folly, misfortune too, if he tries to make amends, however low he's fallen, and stops his bullnecked ways. Stubbornness brands you for stupidity - pride is a crime. ↗

— Sophocles

#inspirational #mankind #pride #wisdom #inspirational

It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel. ↗

— Anatole France

#truth #zealotry #men

Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness! ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#greatness #humility #inadequacy #insecurity #wisdom-inspirational

Forgive me, madam," he said lightly, amused, "but waiting to make love to you again is straining my nerves." She scoffed but she was quite shaken; he could see it in her expression, in the way she nervously toyed with the buttons on her pelisse. "How awfully presumptuous of you to think I'd let you." "You will," he insisted soothingly. She gaped at him. "Please continue," he urged. "I'm aching to hear the rest." "You're as arrogant as usual." "You missed it, though." "I absolutely did not," she asserted. He grinned. "You missed my arrogance almost as much as I missed your impudence, little one." "That's absurd." "I love you, Caroline," he softly, quickly replied, catching her off guard with such tenderness. "Move on before I decide I'm finished with this conversation, rip off your clothes, and show you how much. ↗

— Adele Ashworth

#arrogance #funny #love #sexual-tension #forgiveness

Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion. ↗

— Robert Macfarlane

#arrogance #humility #inspirational #mountaineering #mountains

Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity. ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#appearances #arrogance #arrogant #beautiful #beauty