Decline Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Pride is the chief cause in the decline in the number of husbands and wives.

— Neil Diamond

Pride comes before a fall

— Proverb

Pride may go before a fall, but jealousy goes before destruction.

— Gladys Taber

Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.

— Thomas More

Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall.

— Laozi

“Pride thinks its own happiness shines the brighter, by comparing it with the misfortunes of other persons; that by displaying its own wealth they…

— Sir Thomas More

Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure.

— Alice Hoffman

Pride goes before destruction.

— Aesop

Pride comes before a fall - although in [Henry Kissinger's] case it's more conceit than pride.

— Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Pride goes before a fall, they say, And yet we often find, The folks who throw all pride away Most often fall behind.

— William Hazlitt

Pride will have a fall; For pride goeth before and shame cometh after

— Proverb

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

— Samuel Johnson