PATRON One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery.
PATRON One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery.
Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man.
The priesthood have, in all ancient nations, nearly monopolized learning.... And ever since the Reformation, when or where has existed a Protestant or dissenting sect who would tolerate A FREE INQUIRY The blackest billingsgate, the most ungentlemanly insolence, the most yahooish brutality, is patiently endured, countenanced, propagated, and applauded. But touch a solemn truth in collision with a dogma of a sect, though capable of the clearest proof, and you will soon find you have disturbed a nest, and the hornets will swarm about your eyes and hand, and fly into your face and eyes.
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.
Wit is educated insolence.
Behold the vain man, and observe the arrogant he clotheth himself in rich attire, he walketh in the public street, he casteth round his eyes, and courteth observation. He tosseth up his head, and overlooketh the poor he treateth his inferiors with insolence, his superiors in return look down on his pride and folly with laughter.
Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.
Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.
There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.
Not till the poets among us can be 'literalists of the imagination'above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, 'imaginary gardens with real toads in them.' shall we have it.
Sir, the insolence of wealth will creep out.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of despis'd love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of th' unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin?
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