A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. — Walter Bagehot Tags: #Life, #Pride, #Petty, #WalterBagehot, #English, #AuthorMini who’s who: Walter Bagehot : English Author Born:...
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. — Aesop Tags: #Politics, #Office, #Petty, #Aesop, #Greek, #AuthorMini who’s who: Aesop : Greek Author Born: 620 BC Died: 560...
I liked teaching, but the bureaucracy of academia and the petty intrigue… It wasn’t a good fit. Once I admitted that myself, that I didn’t like academia, I was ready to try TV. — Nic Pizzolatto Tags: #Ready, #Petty, #Admitted, #NicPizzolatto,...
Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse? — Ivan Turgenev Tags: #Good, #Feelings, #Petty, #IvanTurgenev, #Russian, #NovelistMini who’s who: Ivan Turgenev : Russian Novelist Born: October 28, 1818...