Pride Quotes

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Pride is a vice not only dreadfully mischievous in human society, but perhaps of all others, the most insuperable bar to real inward improvement. — Elizabeth Carter
As for environments, the kingliest being ever born in the flesh lay in a manger. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Pride requires very costly food-its keeper's happiness. — Charles Caleb Colton
Pride, like the magnet, constantly points to one object, self; but, unlike the magnet, it has no attractive pole, but at all points repels. — Charles Caleb Colton
The proud are ever most provoked by pride. — William Cowper
Pride is founded not on the sense of happiness, but on the sense of power. — William Hazlitt
It seems that nature, which has so wisely disposed our bodily organs with a view to our happiness, has also bestowed on us pride, to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Where pride begins, love ceases. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
When pride and presumption walk before, shame and loss follow very closely. — Louis XI of France
Pride and weakness are Siamese twins. — James Russell Lowell
Charity feeds the poor, so does pride; charity builds an hospital, so does pride. In this they differ: charity gives her glory to God; pride… — Francis Quarles
Spiritual pride is the most dangerous and the most arrogant of all sorts of pride. — Samuel Richardson
All other passions do occasional good; but when pride puts in its word everything goes wrong. — John Ruskin
Pride seems to be equally distributed; the man who owns the carriage and the man who drives it seem to have it just alike. — Josh Billings
Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
What a lesson, indeed, is all history and all life to the folly and fruitlessness of pride! The Egyptian kings had their embalmed bodies preserved… — Edwin Percy Whipple
Earthly pride is like the passing flower, that springs to fall, and blossoms but to die. — Henry Kirke White
Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach… — Jimmy Carter
The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. Rather, we must criticize ourselves. How much am I doing about my… — Dalai Lama

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