Quotes About Pride

The ego hates losing – even to God.

My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired.

People who think their shit is gold suffer unusually high rates of hepatitis B.

What a wonderful person I am!

I am the homosexual you cannot be proud of

Proud men are the devil's pipes, and flatterers the musicians to blow these pipes.

Nay, [2] after conversion we need bruising, that (1) reeds may know themselves to be reeds, and not oaks; even reeds need bruising, by reason of the remainder of pride in our nature, and to let us see that we live by mercy. And (2) that weaker Christians may not be too much discouraged when they see the stronger shaken and bruised.

Christ came down from heaven, and emptied himself of majesty in tender love to souls; shall we not come down from our high conceits to do any poor soul good? Shall man be proud after God hath been humble?

And there is a proud kind of moderation likewise, when men will take upon them to censure both parties, as if they were wiser than both

Christ came down from heaven and emptied himself of majesty in tender love to souls. Shall we not come down from our high conceits to do any poor soul good? Shall man be proud after God has been humble?

pride, as merely wanting to "eat from the tree of knowledge", when Adam already has knowledge of everything useful to know, even to the point of "naming" (that is to say, to have a controlling knowledge over) all the creatures of the earth? Accordingly, we must look for a deeper pride — the prideful ambition of wanting to be "as gods", equal to the Creator. As psychologist Eric Fromm pointed out

We get into fights or lust for imperial dominion over another nation for reasons of pride.

Pride, ideology, or belief restrains many people from viewing Homo Sapiens as just another primate species, one among many.

Ah, my daughter,? he said. ?Eighteen, and already you?ve been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see.? He paused. ?I couldn?t be prouder.

There's a reason they say,"Pride goeth before a fall.

Not at all. I'm saying there's a fire in you that drives everything you do, that makes you need to better the world and those you love. To stand up for those you can't. It's one of the wonderful things about you.'' ''Only one, huh?'' I spoke lightly, but his words had thrilled me. He'd meant what he said about thinking those were wonderful traits, and feeling his pride in me meant more than anything just then.

He smiled at me . . . fondly. ?Ah, my daughter,? he said. ?Eighteen, and already you?ve been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see.? He paused. ?I couldn?t be prouder.?

Couldn't Lissa have healed that black eye away?" "Its a badge of honor. Makes me seem manly.

Why not wear a scar of Motherhood? Better than a tattoo or a mark of Honor. Let the world know what you've achieved.

Eighteen, and already you've been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see. I couldn't be prouder.

ah, my daughter", he said. "eighteen and already you've been accused of murdered, aided felons, amd required a death count higher than most gaurdians will ever see." he paused." i couldn't be prouder."-Abe Mazur

Ah my daughter. Eighteen and already you've been accused of murder, aided felons and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see. I couldn't be prouder." - Abe Mazure

Rose made pancakes this morning without burning them like the last five times she tried. She strutted around all day. You would've thought she'd staked her first Strigoi.

piensas ser un siervo, debes tener muy definida tu identidad en Cristo. Solo las personas seguras pueden servir; las inseguras siempre se preocupan de cómo pueden ser vistas por los demás. Temen manifestar sus debilidades y ocultan bajo mantos protectores su orgullo y pretensión. Mientras más inseguro seas, más quieres que te sirvan y más necesitarás la aprobación.