Quotes About Pride

She knew how fortunate she was to have her independence, and to have a disposition that cared so little for the opinions of others. Let them talk, she thought, as long as they also saw her holding her head high, and as long as she possessed the whip-hand of wealth.

There was too much to say - she wanted to prove her independence but knew the Contessa would not care, she wanted revenge but knew the Contessa would never admit her defeat.

Win or lose, every time you do something in life be positive about it, be proud of the progress you're making.

Be proud to wear you.

And now the Chapel's silver bell you hear, That summons you to all the Pride of Pray'r: Light quirks of Music, broken and uneven, Make the soul dance upon a Jig to Heav'n.

Man is inclined to exaggerate almost everything — except his own mistakes.

[F]atherhood means... self-suppression and patient understanding and intelligent toleration. A little questioning, a little experimenting, a bit of experience and the growth goes forward. One of the recompenses of fatherhood is the absurd pride and gentle humility that grows out of the process. The fledgling has beaten you at your own game and while you squirm a warm glow fills your heart and a delighted grin spreads from brow to chin, from ear to ear.

Fire and pride cannot be hid.

Those who reject biological evolution do so, usually, not out of reason, but out of unjustified vanity.

impossible . . . and . . . and I so loved our partnership, and was proud of it.  Don't you see?—I can't go on being your partner if you make

a pride greater than any he had yet experienced. He had killed man, the noblest game of all, and he had killed in the face of the law of club and fang.

There had been an attempt to humiliate him. It had not succeeded. He had paid, but pain, like pleasure, has no duration. Pride was an entity more persistent.

Pride is intellectual self-judgment. It's a mixture of hope and fantasy, and should be put aside. 'Assurance', which is a measure of competence, is a more useful standard.

If I have one pride in my calling, it is that I have never judged a patron wrongly - and I have never failed to recognize a patron upon meeting.

Pride, desire, compassion, cleverness, belligerence, fruitfulness, loyalty… and guilt. But above it all stands love. And if we desire to be more than human, that is the star by which we must set our sights.

Orgoglio, desiderio, compassione, intelligenza, belligeranza, fecondità, lealtà... e colpa. Ma al di sopra di tutto c'è l'amore. E se desideriamo essere più che umani, è quella la stella che dobbiamo seguire. Non possiamo fare altro che tentare. È sufficiente.

It is a thing I have noted, that men will compete with one another even when there is no prize to be gained. Mayhap women are no better, on the whole, but we are more subtle about it, and quicker to reckon the stakes. And quicker to play men for fools.

Let the lower mortals prattle.

Hate, hunger, and pride make better levers of propaganda than do love or impartiality.

I sat down, feeling proud. I was now officially a Panther in training. After the meeting I spotted a cute Panther sister who appeared to be around eighteen. She smiled. I puffed my chest out and walked over. What's happening, baby? I said coolly. Her smile turned into a military stare. The revolution is happening, brother, and I'm nobody's baby.

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord

It ain't bragging if you've done it. There's nothing wrong with being proud of doing something well. In fact, if you intend to do something creative for a living, it's absolutely essential. [check for wording] Proper pride says, I'm good at this. Improper pride says, I'm better than you.

If you would shield your body, defend your thoughts. If you will renew your body, decorate your mind. Thoughts of malice, envy, unhappiness, despondency, rob the body of its health and style. A sour face does no longer come through chance; it's far made with the aid of sour thoughts. Wrinkles that mar are drawn by folly, ardour, and pride.

Until you can stand alone, looking for guidance neither to spirits nor mortals, gods nor men, but guiding yourself by the light of the truth within you, you are not unfettered and free, not altogether blessed. But do not mistake pride for self-reliance. To attempt to stand upon the crumbling foundation of pride is to be already fallen.