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Swallow your pride occasionally, it’s not fattening.
FTFrank Tyger
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
Sun Tzu544–496 BCThe Art of War (5th century BC), Chapter IIn context
- War & Peace
Just because some of us can read and write and do a little math, that doesn’t mean we deserve to conquer the Universe.
Kurt Vonnegut1922–2007Hocus Pocus (1990)
- Intelligence
There is nothing that comes closer to true humility than the intelligence. It is impossible to feel pride in one’s intelligence at the moment when one really and truly exercises it.
Simone Weil1909–1943Simone Weil: An Anthology (1986), p. 35
- Intelligence
No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity.
Edith Wharton1862–1937The House of Mirth (1905), ch. X, pg. 69In context
If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one.
Lee Kuan Yew1923–2015From Third World to First: The Singapore Story 1965-2000 (2000)
- Government