A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. Votes: 3
Jean RacineWhen we play the part of a great man too much, we seem very small. Votes: 2
Philippe Nericault DestouchesNoble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness. Votes: 2
Honore de BalzacTo the mean eye all things are trivial, as certainly as to the jaundiced they are yellow. Votes: 2
Thomas CarlyleThe pettiness of a mind can be measured by the pettiness of its adoration or its blasphemy. Votes: 2
Andre GideOne thing must be avoided at all costs: narrow-mindedness, pedantry, dull pettiness. Votes: 0
Bruno SchulzThrough the machineries of greed, pettiness, and the abuse of power, love occurs. Votes: 0
Thomas Pynchon