Pride Quotes

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Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound… — Charles Dickens
Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less frequency. — Adolf Hitler
Cast out pride and vanity; have no thought of trying to rule over others or of outdoing them. — Wallace D. Wattles
The beginning of pride and hatred lies in worldly desire, and the strength of your desire if from habit. When an evil tendency becomes confirmed… — Unknown Author
Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children. — Phillips Brooks
Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith. — John of the Cross
We rise in glory as we sink in pride. — Andrew Young
The pride of the body is a barrier against the gifts that purify the soul. — George Eliot
The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history. — Mike Fitzpatrick
Pride... is the direct appreciation of oneself. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Pride, the first peer and president of Hell. — Daniel Defoe
Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away. — Arthur Helps
Pride is less ashamed of being ignorant, than of being instructed, and she looks too high to find that, which very often lies beneath her. — Charles Caleb Colton
Atheism is the result of ignorance and pride; of strong sense and feeble reasons; of good eating and ill-living. It is the plague of society,… — Jeremy Collier
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion. — Democritus
The sculptor will chip off all unnecessary material to set free the angel. Nature will chip and pound us remorselessly to bring out our possibilities.… — Orison Swett Marden
I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride… — Edward Gibbon
Just because you are embarrassed to admit that you're still living the consequences of bad decisions made 5, 10, 20 years ago shouldn't stop you… — Tim Ferriss
And as it is the most generous souls who have most gratitude, it is those who have most pride, and who are most base and… — Rene Descartes
One problem with gratitude is that it competes with the sense of pride, self-reliance and accomplishment we have. We want to think what we have… — Michael Josephson

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