Petty

Famous quotes containing the word petty:

“But each day brings its petty dust
Our soon-choked souls to fill,
And we forget because we must,
And not because we will.”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

“Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman’s quality.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

“When petty people get into power they consider themselves unexcelled in the world.”
—Chinese proverb.