Quotes About Pride

My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrims' pride! From ev'ry mountainside, Let freedom ring!

Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared with the misery of others

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

Among the numerous stratagems by which pride endeavors to recommend folly to regard, there is scarcely one that meets with less success than affectation, or a perpetual disguise of the real character by fictitious appearances

To excite opposition and inflame malevolence is the unhappy privilege of courage made arrogant by consciousness of strength

[Of Pembroke College:] Sir, we are a nest of singing birds.

Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drive into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.

Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.

I pray God to keep me from being proud.

But I do not see much thorough joy, but only an indifferent one, in the hearts of people, who are much discontented at the pride and luxury of the Court, and running in debt.

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so low as to make men and women humbler than they ought to be.

Our pride must have winter weather to rot it.

Now I will bless the Lord that ever there was such a thing as the free grace of God, and a free ransom given for sold souls; only, alas! guiltiness maketh me ashamed to apply to Christ, and to think it pride in me to put out my unclean and withered hand to such a Saviour! But it is neither shame nor pride for a drowning man to swim to a rock, nor for a ship-broken soul to run himself ashore upon Christ. We

Curiosity, however sharp, must wait on dignity.

Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, form our true honor.

I don't know how a woman can have such a poor view of herself as to show off poor stitching.

And then we met." He wanted to laugh but his throat felt too tight for laughter. "The most wonderful woman imaginable, and a man who is a stubborn fool." "You left out arrogant," Emily said. Her voice wobbled a little, just enough to give him hope. "A stubborn, arrogant fool.

Get a grip on your heart and pride, girl. Nobody has or ever will give a damn whether you're happy or not.

It's not whether you win or lose — but whether I win or lose.

Doriha commands them not to come she is arrogant like young men who are loved

We've got beauty, we've got class, the other team can kiss our …

I pride myself on making my own decisions, sir," she said. "I do not welcome gentlemen making them for me.

I'm proud of the culture I come from - we're a small country and a close-knit community.