Art Quote by Ptahhotep

“It is a great error to be superior to others....It is such pride as this that makes a man appear a fool, makes him…

— Yoshida Kenko

“Pride is no respecter of persons. The serious thinkers may be humble, and the careless mystics may be arrogant.”

— John Piper

“Remember, whatever be your attainments, gifts, or graces, ye are decked with borrowed feathers: be not proud of them.”

— Thomas Boston

“If thou be powerful, make thyself to be honoured for knowledge and for gentleness. Speak with authority, that is, not as if following injunctions,…

— Ptahhotep

“To learn, you must be humble. You must be prepared to admit your ignorance. You must allow yourselves to be filled with the vital…

— Paula Brackston

“Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all…

— Ptahhotep

“One who is not wise is proud he is wise.”

— Benjamin ndayishimiye

“Pride destroys a man quicker than ignorance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thou knowest that these things which I say are true, and that I was never delighted in my own praise, for the secret of…

— Boethius D. 524

“For (such is our innate pride) we always seem to ourselves just, and upright, and wise, and holy, until we are convinced, by clear…

— John Calvin

“excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility.”

— Ken Follett

“There is nothing beneficial in pride, simply because too much of it will lead to arrogance and tyranny.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo