Quotes About Hubris

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

Always wrong but never in doubt.

And the gods did not kill for hubris-for hubris, they let you live long enough to learn.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; / Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

A little Learning is a dangerous Thing.

We live in a world of diverse cultures, and we know very little about social engineering and how to 'build nations.' And when we cannot be sure how to improve the world, hubristic visions pose a grave danger.

Eventually my ego is going to be the size of the planet Earth.

The U.S. can still maintain research institutions, such as Caltech, that are the envy of the world, yet it would be hubristic and naive to think that this position is sustainable without investing in science education and basic research.

To the end of history, social orders will probably destroy themselves in an effort to prove they are indestructible.

Modern man, instead of attempting to raise himself to truth, seeks to drag truth down to his own level.

Knowing without loving is frankly dangerous for the soul and for society. You'll critique most everything you encounter and even have the hubris to call this mode of reflexive cynicism thinking (whereas it's really your ego's narcissistic reaction to the moment). You'll position things to quickly as inferior or superior, with me or against me, and most of the time you'll be wrong.

Knowing without loving is frankly dangerous for the soul and for society. You'll critique most everything you encounter and even have the hubris to call this mode of reflexive cynicism "thinking

And this is the great challenge of our time, the evolutionary imperative for the masculine to see through and overcome its hubris and one-sidedness, to own its own unconscious shadow, to choose to enter into a fundamentally new relationship of mutuality with the feminine in all its forms.

Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? Annabeth:No, Seaweed Brain. That's HUMMUS. hubris is worse. Percy: what could be worse than hummus? Annabeth: Hubris means deadly pride, Percy. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else... Even the gods.

Here's a tip, Alyconeus. Next time you choose the biggest state for your home, don't set up base in the part that's only 10 miles wide. Welcome to Canada, idiot.

My fatal flaw is hubris. The brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? No, seaweed brain. That's hummus. Hubris is worse. What could be worse than hummus?

Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else.

From prideful wisdom one falls into simple stupidity

Arrogance was the vice of good leaders. - Prior Philip

El único pecado es el orgullo.»

presidente más que Nixon podría haber sido tan arrogante y estúpido.

When you're thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate

All great power has to do to destroy itself is persist in trying to do the impossible.

Nothing is more arrogant than the weakness which feels itself supported by power.