Quotes about 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

Arrogance frowns; pride smiles. Mason Cooley

The arrogance of race prejudice is an arrogance which defies what is scientifically known of human races. Ruth Benedict

Arrogance and snobbism live in adjoining rooms and use a common currency. Morley Safer

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you. James Michener

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change. Frank Lloyd Wright

There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual. Catherine Drinker Bowen

Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own. Sydney J Harris