Pride Quotes

Pride had rather go out of the way than go behind.

They are proud in humility proud in that they are not proud.

Pride ruined the angels.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt.

Benjamin Franklin

The proud hate pride - in others.

Benjamin Franklin

Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeing meteor a fast flying cloud A flash of the lightning a break of the wave Man passes from life to his rest in the grave.

Pride and weakness are Siamese twins.

James Russell Lowell

Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Bible

In pride in reas'ning pride our error lies All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes Men would be angels angels would be gods.

The infinitely little have pride infinitely great.

Voltaire

You must stir it and stump it and blow your own trumpet or trust me you haven't a chance.

Pride is seldom delicate: it will please itself with very mean advantages.

The truly proud man is satisfied with his own good opinion and does not seek to make converts to it.

William Hazlitt

Pride is the mask of one's own faults.

Pride is the direct appreciation of oneself.

Arthur Schopenhauer

There is a certain noble pride through which merits shine brighter than through modesty.

Jean Paul Richter

The sun will set without thy assistance.

When a proud man hears another praised he feels himself injured.

English Proverb

A confessional passage has probably never been written that didn't stink a little bit of the writer's pride in having given up his pride.

I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in the world. The consequence of this is that peacocks are peaceable birds.

Bertrand Russell

Pride perceiving humility honourable often borrows her cloak.

There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous but prevents others from becoming so.

Charles Caleb Colton

Pride had rather go out of the way than go behind.

They are proud in humility proud in that they are not proud.

Pride ruined the angels.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt.

Benjamin Franklin

The proud hate pride - in others.

Benjamin Franklin

Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeing meteor a fast flying cloud A flash of the lightning a break of the wave Man passes from life to his rest in the grave.

Pride and weakness are Siamese twins.

James Russell Lowell

Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Bible

In pride in reas'ning pride our error lies All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes Men would be angels angels would be gods.

The infinitely little have pride infinitely great.

Voltaire

You must stir it and stump it and blow your own trumpet or trust me you haven't a chance.

Pride is seldom delicate: it will please itself with very mean advantages.

The truly proud man is satisfied with his own good opinion and does not seek to make converts to it.

William Hazlitt

Pride is the mask of one's own faults.

Pride is the direct appreciation of oneself.

Arthur Schopenhauer

There is a certain noble pride through which merits shine brighter than through modesty.

Jean Paul Richter

The sun will set without thy assistance.

When a proud man hears another praised he feels himself injured.

English Proverb

A confessional passage has probably never been written that didn't stink a little bit of the writer's pride in having given up his pride.

I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in the world. The consequence of this is that peacocks are peaceable birds.

Bertrand Russell

Pride perceiving humility honourable often borrows her cloak.

There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous but prevents others from becoming so.

Charles Caleb Colton

We have only minimal control over the rewards for our work and effort - other people’s validation, recognition, rewards. It’s far better when doing the work itself is sufficient. When fulfilling our own internal standards is what fills us with pride and self-respect. The less attached we are to the outcomes, the better. Our ego wants recognition & compensation. We have expectations. Let the effort, not the results be enough. Maybe your parents/kids/partner/etc won’t be impressed. We can’t let THAT be what motivates us. We can change the definition of success to: ‘peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.’ With this definition we decide not to let externals determine if something is worth doing. It’s on us.

When we let go of our pride, we give ourselves permission to be human. We give ourselves permission to slip up and hurt and to grow without ridiculous standards of perfection constantly looming over our heads. We give ourselves a chance to face conflicts, to face ourselves, and to heal. And, in this healing process, we give others a chance to follow our lead.

Pride destroys a man quicker than ignorance.

Matshona Dhliwayo

What I love about being queer is... Everything. I like that it makes me different, and I like that it makes people uncomfortable sometimes. I like that it makes people ask me lots of questions about things they probably would not normally ask people about their relationships or lifestyles. And most of all I love being queer because i get to have a girlfriend.

You can't take credit for your talents, but it matters that you use them. You can't really be blamed for your weaknesses, but it matters that you correct them. So pride and shame don't make a lot of sense, in the final analysis, but they weren't much fun anyway.

English does not distinguish between arrogant-up (irreverence toward the temporarily powerful) and arrogant-down (directed at the small guy).

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

She, however, attentively watched my looks, and her artist's pride was gratified, no doubt, to read my heartfelt admiration in my eyes.

Love can either be your greatest companion or your worst enemy, depending on your pride to accept or deny things.

Anthony Liccione

...it was no longer a matter of whether I would steal or lie or murder; it was a simple, urgent matter of public pride, a matter of how much I had in common with other people.

I remind you that I have no faith. If I sought God, I find myself.

Henry de Montherlant

I have more concern for my nephew's welfare than for Lannister pride.

George R.R. Martin

At the end of the day, if pride is your greatest strength, turn it into vanity.

All this dread order break- for whom? for thee?Vile worm!- oh madness! pride! impiety!

We fundamentalists are a pack of mood-loving showoffs. I'm sure the Minor Prophets would have found subject for correction.

Elisabeth Elliot

Cherubs fan our foolish fires, filling hearts with mad desires. They prick our pride and haughtiness with quick, angelic naughtiness.

You need to decide what works for you. But ultimately, hold out for adoration and respect

Catherine Sanderson

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