Arrogance

Famous quotes containing the word arrogance:

“Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)

“The arrogance that accompanies merit offends us even more than the arrogance of people who are lacking in merit: since merit itself offends us.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)