Conqueror Quote by Honore de Balzac

Men are now proud of belonging to a conquering nation, and without a murmur they lay down their persons and their wealth, if by…

— William James

Pride divides the men, humility joins them.

— Socrates

The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to live in comfort, and the instinct to humiliate others…

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

Men are sometimes accused of pride, merely because their accusers would be proud themselves were they in their places.

— William Shenstone

There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

— Charles Caleb Colton

Most men expose themselves in battle enough to save their honor, few wish to do so more than sufficiently, or than is necessary to…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Pride counterbalances all these miseries; man either hides or displays them, and glories in his awareness of them.”

— Blaise Pascal

Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hide themselves, their ugly nakedness, from each other, and wrapping up the…

— Bernard de Mandeville

Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation... Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.

— Bernard Cornwell

Pride is a fault that great men blush not to own: it is the ennobled offspring of self-love; though, it must be confessed, grave…

— Joanna Baillie

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

— Baruch Spinoza

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.

— Bear Grylls