Quotes About Pride

The idea of completed man is the supreme vanity

I, of course, took the opportunity to interpose with pigheaded Wallace pride, 'I am not English, you ignorant Jerry bastard, I am a SCOT.

I of course took the opportunity to interpose wi' pig-headed Wallace pride, 'I am not English, you ignorant Jerry bastard, I am a SCOT.

Envy is the offspring of pride,

The proud may be for a time in great power, and may see success in all that they undertake; but in the end they will find only disappointment and wretchedness.

time—that true happiness is found, not in the indulgence of pride and luxury, but in communion with God through his created works.

la verdadera felicidad se encuentra, no en dar rienda suelta al orgullo y al lujo, sino en la comunión con Dios

There has been a class of social gatherings in——, ... parties of pleasure that have been a disgrace to our institutions and to the church. They encourage pride of dress, pride of appearance, self-gratification, hilarity, and trifling. Satan is entertained as an honored guest, and he takes possession of those who patronize these gatherings.

Take no pride in choice alone!" he cried. "It is what you choose that matters!

I'm one of them gays too.

Me! I know I am! But I love hearing it.

I bet it breaks your heart to have two of your friends pine for me the way they do," he said proudly. "Luna...and now Scarlet. They can't keep their hands off of me." "It's just because you are foreign to them. It's like if they went to the zoo and stared at the monkeys. You are the monkey.

So our chess game begins tonight, Duchess. At eleven o'clock. I will give you one hour to try to win, blindfolded or no." His teeth showed very white when he smiled. "And then I shall win." Jemma sniffed and turned up her nose. "Pride goeth before a fall, Duke." "You will fall before me," he said, his smile a blatant challenge. "Backwards.

Sophie swallowed, tears rising to her eyes again. It was an odd legacy to hand from mother to daughter: the ability to stand proud among the ruins of one's marriage.

Didn't it say it all that Griffin couldn't make it to his own bloody front door without a cane? For all his was mahogany topped with a dull ruby, and hid in its innards a vicious blade, in the end it was an old man's stick.

If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck.

The gospel is not good news to those who pride themselves on their hard work. It is infuriating news.

A slack hand causes poverty. But the hand of the diligent makes rich (Proverbs 10:4). That is what the scripture says. So, it is up to you. Do you prefer to keep to your pride and then end up achieving nothing? Or are you ready to swallow your pride and then emerge a success eventually? The choice is always yours. But, never forget. The collision of preparation and opportunity is what generates an offspring called genuine success. -Emeasoba George

Anyone who is loveful is most likely to glow with pride throughout his or her lifetime. But, the reverse is directly the case with anyone who is hateful. So, dare to be loveful if you really want to grow with pride.

Endeavour to do only what you can be proud of someday. In other words, desist from doing anything that you might regret in the future or for life. That is to say, always think twice and as well apply wisdom on or before you take any decision or make any choice in life. ~Emeasoba George

Genuine success should be celebrated. Oh! yes, but never be carried away by it (your own achievement). Because, once you are carried away by it (your own achievement), failure is inevitable. Besides that, being carried away by one's own success makes one to lose focus. ~Emeasoba George

Proudness is a feeling of deep pride, pleasure and satisfaction in one's own or someone else's achievements, qualities, skills, potentials or possessions. Are you proud at all? If yes, then you've got to get rid of it (pride) and afterwards saturate yourself with humility. In case you don't know, God opposes the proud. But guess what? he gives more grace to the humble (James 4:6). Yes! God's grace is only and fully available to the humble. -Emeasoba George

Self-importance is an exaggerated sense of one's own value or importance. Now listen up, you are important. But, you are not too important or all-important. Yes! no human is indispensable. Thus, never feel too important or all-important no matter your family background, political or social status and regardless of your of education/qualification/intelligence/wealth/riches.

Self-importance is an exaggerated sense of one's own value or importance. Now listen up, you are important. But, you are not too important or all-important. Yes! no human is indispensable. Thus, never feel too important or all-important regardless of your level of education/qualification/intelligence/wealth/riches/family background.