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)