Character Quote by John Churton Collins Download Open image “Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.” — John Churton Collins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Inspirational Parent Parenting Pride Virtue
Pride is the ground in which all the other sins grow, and the parent from which all the other sins come. — William Barclay Copy Share Image
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Pride is the parent of destruction; pride eats the mind and the heart and the soul alive. — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The virtue of Pride can best be described by the term: "moral ambitiousness." It means that one must earn the right to hold oneself… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Pride is more than the first of the seven deadly sins; it is itself the essence of all sin. — John Stott Copy Share Image
Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Pride is founded not on the sense of happiness, but on the sense of power. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded. — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find. — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds which fly over the… — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire. — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining, May my lot no less fortunate be Than a snug elbow-chair can afford for… — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers. — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached. — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues? — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery. — John Churton Collins Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
