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in·fe·ri·ors

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inferiors in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inferiors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of inferiors in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Franklin:

    To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

  2. Sir W Raleigh, to his Son:

    There is nothing more becoming a wise man than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art. Let them therefore be wise and virtuous, and none of those that follow thee for gain; but make election rather of thy betters than thy inferiors; shunning always such as are poor and needy, for if thou givest twenty gifts and refuse to do the like but once, all that thou hast done will be lost, and such men will become thy mortal enemies.

  3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self-control is the rule.

  4. H.L. Mencken:

    Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.

  5. Irving Layton:

    When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing they are as clever as you.

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