Pride Quotes

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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way. — J. J. Abrams
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to… — Jane Austen
I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly,… — Bryan Adams
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. — Walter Bagehot
Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse. — Abu Bakr
Look, I've got incredible pride for my family. I've absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just happily talk about my daughter… — Christian Bale
Being a Barrymore didn't help me, other than giving me a great sense of pride and a strange spiritual sense that I felt OK about… — Drew Barrymore
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. — Joseph Addison
At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to… — Sandra Bernhard
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for… — Henry Ward Beecher
With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings. — Ezra Taft Benson
Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. — Ezra Taft Benson
In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin. — Ezra Taft Benson
Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's. — Ezra Taft Benson
Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or… — Ezra Taft Benson
Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love. — Jose Bergamin
It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. — Georges Bernanos
In teaching man, experimental science results in lessening his pride more and more by proving to him every day that primary causes, like the objective… — Claude Bernard
Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have understood that a nation's support… — Theodore Bikel

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