Quotes About Pride

He was a fine man, my dear, but what is better, he was a brave and an honest one, and I was proud to be his friend.

both of us hope and trust that our daughters, whether married or single, will be the pride and comfort of our lives.

He never spoke of himself, and in a conversation with Miss Norton divulged the pleasing fact. From her Jo learned it, and liked it all the better because Mr. Bhaer had never told it. She felt proud to know that he was an honored Professor in Berlin, though only a poor language-master in America, and his homely, hard-working life was much beautified by the spice of romance which this discovery gave it.

El amor desecha el temor, y la gratitud vence el orgullo.

I'd rather give her new ones, for I think she is a little bit proud and might not like old things. If she was my sister it would do, because sisters don't mind, but she isn't, and that makes it bad, you see. I know how I can manage beautifully; I'll adopt her! and Rose looked quite radiant with

Sé que no habrán olvidado lo que les dije antes de marchar, que se mostrarán cariñosas contigo, cumplirán con su deber, combatirán a sus propios demonios y saldrán adelante, de modo que cuando vuelva estaré más orgulloso que nunca de mis mujercitas.

Meg slipped the note into her pocket, as a sort of talisman against envy, vanity, and false pride; for the few loving words had done her good, and the flowers cheered her up by their beauty.

El cariño destierra el temor y la gratitud vence al orgullo.

Aunque esperase toda la vida, no podría hacer mejor elección. John es bueno y listo; tiene muchísimo talento, desea trabajar y seguramente hará carrera, dadas su energía y voluntad. Todo el mundo le estima y le respeta, y estoy orgullosa de que me quiera, a pesar de que soy joven y tonta.

So they soon forgot their pride and interchanged kindnesses without stopping to think which was the greater.

L'affetto bandisce il timore e la gratitudine può debellare l'orgoglio.

He that is down need fear no fall, He that is low no pride. He that is humble ever shall Have God to be his guide. I am content with what I have, Little be it, or much. And, Lord! Contentment still I crave, Because Thou savest such. Fulness to them a burden is, That go on pilgrimage. Here little, and hereafter bliss, Is best from age to age!

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There

they will be loving children to you, will do their duty faithfully, fight their bosom enemies bravely, and conquer themselves so beautifully, that when I come back to them I may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women.

El orgullo nunca está lejos de la caída.

She silently excepted his challenge to the tournament so often held between man and woman- a tournament where the keen tongue is the lance, pride the shield, passion the fiery steed, and the hardest heart the winner of the prize.

He was always proud of the fact that he had an abnormally low pulse of fifty-two.

In his business career, John D. Rockefeller was accused of many sins, but he took pride in paying his debts promptly and abiding strictly by contracts.

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.

What would this country be without this great land of ours.

But instead, I decided to give a speech about the pride of giving and the importance of doing things without waiting for the government to do it for you. I pointed out that when individuals or private groups were involved in helping the needy, none of the contributions were spent on overhead or administrative costs, unlike government relief programs where $2 was often spent on overhead for every $1 that went to needy people.

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free.

I hope when you are my age, you'll be able to say - as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom. Our lives were a statement, not an apology.

Últimamente la gente esta agarrando la detestable costumbre de ser menor que yo.