Definition of Petty

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Definition of Petty
	Petty Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. Related Definitions: Also, As, Fault, Inconsiderable, Inferior, Little, Petty, Prince, Subordinate, Trifling

Petty Quotations

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
George Carlin

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
Richard M. Nixon

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.
Zhuangzi

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

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
Sydney J. Harris

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
Anton Chekhov

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.
Xun Zi

There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
Xun Zi

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
Xun Zi

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
Zhuang Zi

Petty Translations

petty in German is klein

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