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Arrogance6 quotes
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! — Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1818I am not in the roll of common men. — William Shakespeare · 1597"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. — Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1818For it is impossible for any one to begin to learn what he thinks that he already knows. — Epictetus · 108I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own. — Margaret Fuller · 1850I'm not conceited-I'm convinced! — Little Richard · 1990
Confidence1 quote
I'm not conceited-I'm convinced! — Little Richard · 1990
I'm not conceited-I'm convinced! — Little Richard · 1990
Hubris1 quote
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! — Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1818
I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own. — Margaret Fuller · 1850
For it is impossible for any one to begin to learn what he thinks that he already knows. — Epictetus · 108
Learning1 quote
For it is impossible for any one to begin to learn what he thinks that he already knows. — Epictetus · 108
I am not in the roll of common men. — William Shakespeare · 1597