#superior

Miss Jenkyns wore a cravat, and a little bonnet like a jockey-cap, and altogether had the appearance of a strong-minded woman; although she would have despised the modern idea of women being equal to men. Equal, indeed! she knew they were superior. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#men #strength-of-character #superiority #women #equality

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior. ↗

— William Collins

#fault #finds #his #mistrust #never

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are inferior. ↗

— Marilyn French

#feel #inferior #men #must #seem

It should seem, then, that the nature of society dictates another, a higher branch, whose superiority arises from its being the interested and natural conservator of the universal interest. ↗

— Ezra Stiles

#arises #being #branch #dictates #higher

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#agree #intellect #mark #pessimism #superior

When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it. ↗

— Adolf Galland

#did #fighter #fired #general #give

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility. ↗

— Lawrence G. Lovasik

#cured #honesty #humility #only #person

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. ↗

— John Milton

#character #deeds #himself #his #man

Superior people never make long visits. ↗

— Marianne Moore

#make #never #people #superior #visits

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude. ↗