Quotes About Pride

And what value is all that pride you seek, Rhulad Sengar? You mortals baffle me. It is a fool's curse, to measure oneself in endless dissatisfaction.

This is the last day of the Khundryl Burned Tears. My children, do you ride with me? I know you do. My children, be brave this day. See your father, and know that he is proud of you all.

A nose in the air just made it easier to cut the throat beneath it. And when it came to that choice, why, he never hesitated. As sure as any force of Nature.

Never apologize when you're right, Keneb.

None of us can ever humble ourselves too much.

Women should never be ashamed to be feminine. Strength comes from conviction, not from acting like a man. Being feminine doesn't mean you're weak, it just means you're proud to be a woman.

LSSU] was the kind of school where students had a lot of pride. Not the raucous strain of sports pride... And not academic pride... It was more of a geographical pride. Kids were proud to live in that tough wilderness setting, and the best way to prove your mettle was through achievements in the wild.

true hunter recognizes that experiences are the ultimate hunting trophies; he takes pride in walking the ancient and noble pathway that was laid down by his forebearers; and even when he returns from a hunt cold, wet, and empty-handed, he does so with a full heart.

Jealousy and pride were equally vain.

Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.

Always try to be modest, and be proud of it!

Prate not to me of suicide, Faint heart in battle, not for pride I say Endure, but that such end denied Makes welcomer yet the death that's to be died.

You will never feel proud of your work if you find no joy within it; your best work is always joyful work.

His kin are proud of themselves and because none of them are truly ugly, Wraethru are never ashamed to admit they are beautiful. Only in a world where ugliness prevails is it a shame to be vain, a cruelty to appreciate loveliness in oneself.

Smite me now. I am not worthy of this company." "Ah, pride," said the angel. "You must learn to temper its excesses. I'll not smite you.

Her satiny insults meant he had ruffled her feathers more than she cared to admit.

I have shed my pride, along with many other things during the course of this journey. I'm awake, alive, full of feelings and thoughts. They are mine. I am not ashamed of them. I want to be. I want to be part of this world, not a spectator. I want to be real.

Too long has she lamented over her defeat, which her pride brought upon her. You are touched by her feelings, and do not know it, yet you are strong and can overcome the weakness.

Used as he was to commanding attention, it did not rest well with him to be contradicted.

Ays glanced over his shoulder to catch sight of Leeth scuffling sullenly behind, much in the manner she'd formerly owned as habit. When she noticed Ays looking, she lifted her chin, flicked her hair and attempted to walk with a more sprightly step. Ays looked away in distaste.

We concluded they must have a proud and defiant streak within them, and must, in some ways, enjoy their precarious existence.

Pride is a powerful narcotic, but it doesn't do much for the auto-immune system.

The nationalism that had been instilled in them for so many generations had produced a citizenry whose ego was so fragile that they refused to acknowledge the rest of the world.

The Chinese people have only family and clan solidarity; they do not have national spirit… they are just a heap of loose sand…. Other men are the carving knife and serving dish; we are the fish and the meat.