Petty

Famous quotes containing the word petty:

    “Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman’s quality.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

    “When petty people get into power they consider themselves unexcelled in the world.”
    —Chinese proverb.