Petty

Famous quotes containing the word petty:

    “One will seldom go wrong in attributing extreme actions to vanity, moderate ones to habit, and petty ones to fear.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “Be petty at first, and a gentleman later.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “A family on the throne is an interesting idea.... It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.”
    —Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)