Timothy Garton Ash Quotes

Other men would … have to pay for that terrible arrogance and vainglory.

The gods love to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

Let pride go afore, shame will follow after.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

Let none think to fly the danger for soon or late love is his own avenger.

There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster. The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep.

When karma lands, it lands hard.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

They are raised on high that they may be dashed to pieces with a greater fall.

The head raised too high even in good will be struck off too soon.

Ray Wilkins' day will come one night

And though circuitous and obscureThe feet of Nemesis how sure!

If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck.

But still the block of Vengeance firm doth stand, and Fate, as swordsmith, hammers blow on blow.

Revenge proves its own executioner.

But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.

All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.

I'm a great believer in karma, and the vengeance that it serves up to those who are deliberately mean is generally enough for me.

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

If you take a loud pride in anything, people will rightly shoot you down.

I like to think I am the best there is at what I do, and so I have conquered the world like Alexander. But I don't believe I am the reincarnation of Alexander the Great.

Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and the tallest trees. For he is wont to thwart whatever is greater than the rest.

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.

Success can set the table for tragedy if the victors are not careful.