Quotes About Pride

I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.

Our culture prides itself on the quality of our hospitality and courtesy. And of course we are entitled to demand that the tongue be cut out of anyone who impugns our honor, or that of any member of our family." The flicker of his smile did not reach his eyes.

All in all, Maggy concluded, she had done right. Tocohol knew that she could not see the ship from here, so Maggy had not lied to a friend. She had told a pleasing story, and she was very proud of her new ability.

Never compromise yourself..your all you got

It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief

My personal pride must not be allowed to stand in the way of my duty to the country. If I am only half efficient, I should turn the office over to the vice president. If it is going to take much time for me to recover my health and strength, the country cannot afford to wait for me.

My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself.

This book is about racial identity, something most people who are not white take for granted. They come to it early, feel it strongly, and make no apologies for it.

Kovin monen jumala on taivaisiin asti venynyttä narsismia.

Don't be insecure about aiming to be a small business. Anyone who runs a business that's sustainable and profitable, whether it's big or small, should be proud.

Ser una empresa pequeña no tiene que acomplejarte. Cualquiera que dirija un negocio con futuro y que sea rentable, sea grande o pequeño, debería sentirse orgulloso de ello.

A few bucks isn't going to make up for selling food we can't be proud of.

Once ego and pride are on the line, you can't change your mind without looking bad.

Once ego and pride are on the line, you can't change your mind without looking bad. The desire to save face trumps the desire to make the right call.

I knew I really made it when my dad saw me in London and after the performance he had no notes to me and just said 'You are doing your own thing and I am proud of you.'

Some are born Welsh. Some achieve Welshness. I am going to thrust myself upon Wales.

Mis manos son de tu color; pero me avergüenzo de llevar un corazón tan blanco.

Sometimes in life, it has to be enough to be proud of yourself, even if no one else notices.

Like Achilles, the hero who forgot his heel, or like Icarus who, flying close to the sun, forgot that his wings were made of wax, we should be wary when triumphant ideas seem unassailable, for then there is all the more reason to predict their downfall.

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But no one was prouder of me or happier for me than Branwell, and I think he would not have been prouder or happier if he had won himself. And I don't know anyone anywhere who has a friend like that.

Egos are drawn to bigger egos.

There's only one thing worse than the egoic me, and that's the egoic us.