One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes of those who put him down.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
His father is governor of Media, and though he has the greatest command given him of all the rest of my generals, he still covetously desires more, and my being without issue spurs him on to this wicked design. But Philotas takes wrong measures.
He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.
Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
Nothing is more exhilarating than philistine vulgarity.
He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private interest.
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.