I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them.

If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport the arts charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health social security defence pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports the arts the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character happiness does that sometimes but suffering for the most part makes men petty and vindictive.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.

Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.

The Band was always famous for its retirements we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again.

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

Don't be afraid of failure be afraid of petty success.

Hunger revenge to sleep are petty foes But only death the jealous eyes can close.