Pride Quotes

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The real attitude of sin in the heart towards God is that of being without God; it is pride, the worship of myself, that is… — Oswald Chambers
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to be… — Donald Bradman
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with… — Leo Tolstoy
Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look, a god-natured smile can work… — William Hazlitt
A skunk is better company than a person who prides himself on being 'frank'. — Robert A. Heinlein
Earnestness is not by any means everything; it is very often a subtle form of pious pride because it is obsessed with the method and… — Oswald Chambers
For one priceless moment in the whole history of man, all of the people on this earth are truly one. One in their pride at… — Richard M. Nixon
I guess they call it suicide, but I'm to full to swallow my pride I can't stand losing you The Police Dying is an art,… — Sylvia Plath
It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and aspirations, most of… — J. William Fulbright
It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home-it's only then that… — Margaret Truman Daniel
The object of a bunker or trap is not only to punish a physical mistake, to punish lack of control, but also to punish pride… — Charles B. Macdonald
Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely to the fact that, never… — P.G. Wodehouse
And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly adjusted, I would… — Vince Lombardi
Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else. — Tex Winter
The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they… — Mark W. Clark
Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy… — Ephrem the Syrian
Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the… — Charles de Gaulle
Jesus reserved his hardest words for the hidden sins of hypocrisy, pride, greed and legalism. — Philip Yancey
This pride of race is a quality which the German, fundamentally, does not possess. The reason for this is that for these last three centuries… — Adolf Hitler
I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of… — Douglas MacArthur

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