Quotes About Pride

To rebel against being born a woman seemed as foolish to her as to take pride in it.

What we have not chosen we cannot consider either our merit or our failure... To rebel against being born a woman seemed as foolish to her as to take pride in it.

Being a woman is a fate Sabina did not choose. What we have not chosen we cannot consider either to our merit or our failure. Sabina believed that she had to assume to correct attitude to her unchosen faith. To rebel against being born a woman seemed as foolish to her as taking pride in it.

We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration

And think about the precise meaning of that term: a Narcissus is not proud. A proud man has disdain for other people, he undervalues them. The Narcissus overvalues them, because in every person's eyes he sees his own image, and wants to embellish it. So he takes nice care of all his mirrors.

Homo sentimentalis [...] a man who has raised feelings to a category of value. As soon as feelings are seen as value, everyone wants to feel; and because we all like to pride ourselves on our values, we have a tendency to show off our feelings.

Homer never wondered whether, after their many hand-to-hand struggles, Achilles or Ajax still had all their teeth.

Misery and pride. 'On horseback, death and a peacock'.

How could someone who had so little respect for people be so dependent on what they thought of him?

Staru gospodu lako je prepoznati po tome Å¡to se hvale pretrpljenim patnjama i prave od njih muzej u koji pozivaju svoje goste.

Tinha um rosto bonito e vazio. Suficientemente bonito para atrair os homens e suficientemente vazio para deixar que nele se perdessem todas as suas súplicas. Além disso, era um rosto orgulhoso,e Jakub sabia: orgulhoso não da sua boniteza, mas do seu vazio.

Todo el mundo se siente feliz cuando se puede manifestar en su especialidad y jactarse de ello.

Cuando Karenin vio por primera vez a Mefisto, se excitó y estuvo largo rato dando vueltas a su alrededor y olfateándolo. Pero pronto se hizo amigo de él y prefería su compañía a la de los otros perros del pueblo, a los que despreciaba porque estaban atados a sus casetas y ladraban estúpidamente, sin descanso y sin motivo. Karenin comprendió de manera adecuada el valor de lo exclusivo y podría afirmar que estaba orgulloso de su amistad con el cerdo

Sempre se orgulhara de ter vivido intensamente; mas essa expressão "viver intensamente" era uma pura abstração; procurando o conteúdo concreto dessa "intensidade", não descobriu senão um deserto onde vagava o vento

No quería sin embargo que se notase esa humillación (una humillación admitida es una humillación doble), así que intentó sonreír como si todo sucediese con su anuencia

Os velhos senhores reconhecem-se pelo hábito que têm de se gabar dos sofrimentos passados e de os transformarem num museu para o qual convidam visitantes (ah, esses tristes museus são tão pouco frequentados!)

fidelity deserved pride of place among the virtues: fidelity gave a unity to lives that would otherwise splinter into thousands of split-second impressions.

The greatest enemy to love is your pride

The love of country is more powerful than reason itself.

The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.

We'll always be grateful for the love we've received from all of our fans and supporters, and for winning a Super Bowl. I'll always be proud to say I played for the Baltimore Ravens.

Of all the affections which attend human life, the love of glory is the most ardent.

Filipino pride. I'm so excited, I'm just sending love to the Philippines. I know they've had a tough year and I just send out my feelings to them.

I contemplated pride and love. All this contemplativeness. When will I be free of it?