Anthony Trollope Quotes

…the ignorance, the credulity, and the stupid pride of the people, particularly the Boers. The most absurd ideas as to their strength and importance are prevalent among them, nor indeed is there any opinion on any subject too ridiculous…not to be adopted by them.

It is with nations as with individuals, those who know the least of others think the highest of themselves; for the whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other.

We white people think that we know everything.

I'm an American, I don't have to see something to know it's stupid!

The whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other

What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.

None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.

The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

The worst thing you could ever get is people who think they know everything.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

The mistake we make with many people is that we assume that we have the model. It is a type of condescension.

There were the giants, great of stature and expert in war.... They perished because they had no wisdom; they perished through their own foolishness.

Away with national pride that only raises national hatred

We’ve been an arrogant country.

Power tends to confuse itself with virtue, and a great nation is particularly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God's favor.

The second you think that all your good fortune is a product of your virtue, you become highly judgmental, lacking empathy, totally without self-awareness, arrogant, stupid - I mean, all the stuff that our ruling class is.

Stupidity and human incompetence are the great evils, not ambition and glory.

There is just arrogance in even having an opinion.

Unfortunately, generations of people have been told by their political leaders that they are more exceptional human beings than the rest of the world - this sense of privilege is incredibly toxic.

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.

We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.