Pride Quotes

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For no mortal ever attains to blessedness. One may be luckier than another when wealth flows his way, but blessed never. — Euripides
Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. — Sophocles
Victory is plesant, not only to those who love to conquer, bot to all; for there is produced an idea of superiority, which all with… — Aristotle
Knowledge of those unalterable Relations which Providence has ordained that every thing should bear to every other...To these we should conform in good Earnest; and… — Edmund Burke
The rains of Life's Blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness. — Paramahansa Yogananda
It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When one lives attached to money, pride or power, it is impossible to be truly happy — Pope Francis
There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood. — Charles Dickens
If your practice is good, you may become proud of it. What you do is good, but something more is added to it. Pride is… — Shunryu Suzuki
It is more often from pride than from ignorance that we are so obstinately opposed to current opinions; we find the first places taken, and… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Our officials want nothing more than to be at the top of their professional game and make the correct call. That's what they do; that's… — David Stern
I remember every player-every single one-who wore the Tennessee orange, a shade that our rivals hate, a bold, aggravating color that you can usually find… — Pat Summitt
We need to dream big dreams, propose grandoise means if we are to recapture the excitement, the vibrancy, and pride we once had. — Coleman Young
Five great enemies of peace inhabit us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger and pride. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
For the wisdom of the flesh brings death, but that of the spirit brings life and peace, since the wisdom of the flesh is the… — Peter Damian
I have carried my Jamaican Flag with pride around the world to share my culture and experience with others because I seek Balance which is… — Sean Paul
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's… — Woodrow Wilson
Let us measure ourselves by our Master, and not by our fellow-servants : then pride will be impossible. — Charles Spurgeon
When dealing with people, let us remember that we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling… — Dale Carnegie
Had he learned nothing from all those years of teaching Hawthorne? Through story after story he'd led his boys to consider the folly of obsession… — Tobias Wolff

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