He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders--as if mere age were a reason for respect.
To this speech Bingley made no answer; but his sisters gave it their hearty assent, and indulged their mirth for some time at the expense of their dear friend's vulgar relations.
Not matter. I'm off to the wars" . He laughed suddenly, a ringing, free laugh that startled the echoes in the dark woods. " 'I could not love thee, Dear, so much, loved I not Honour more.'
" I'll crack thy numskull for thee, you mandy chap! " said Mrs. Nunsuch, as she helplessly danced round with him, her feet playing like drumsticks among the sparks.
They sped up, talking and shrieking in a pointed fashion with many exaggerated glances back at Harry and Cho, leaving an embarrassed silence in their wake.
As always in the wizarding world, the photograph was moving; the wizard, who Harry supposed was Gilderoy Lockhart, kept winking cheekily up at them all.
Nietzsche uses the term 'ressentiment' to describe the feelings of slaves, and more pressingly Christians, towards the passionate, immoderate, and heroic behaviour of others.