Pride Quotes

I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.

And not only the pride of intellect, but the stupidity of intellect. And, above all, the dishonesty, yes, the dishonesty of intellect. Yes, indeed, the dishonesty and trickery of intellect.

The battle against pride in the heart is lifelong, so humility should become an ever more deeply seated attitude of living

. . . [R]estlessness usually stems from pride and from being discontented with one's lot in life.

What's so wrong with vanity? It's different from narcissism, you know? It's not about admiring yourself-it's about taking pride in your appearance.

Pride is a tricky, glorious, double-edged feeling.

The sin of pride is the sin of sins; in which all subsequent sins are included, as in their germ; they are but the unfolding of this one.

O, Winter! Put away thy snowy pride; O, Spring! Neglect the cowslip and the bell; O, Summer! Throw thy pears and plums aside; O, Autumn! Bid the grape with poison swell.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government.

I am very proud to be called a pig. It stands for pride, integrity and guts.

A skunk is better company than a person who prides himself on being 'frank'.

Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.

Yes, pride is a perpetual nagging temptation. Keep on knocking it on the head, but don't be too worried about it. As long as one knows one is proud, one is safe from the worst form of pride.

So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.

Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or a realization of our duty and privilege as one of God's children.

Break their hearts my pride and hope, break their hearts and have no mercy. -Miss Havisham

No matter how dear you are to God, if pride is harboured in your spirit, He will whip it out of you. They that go up in their own estimation must come down again by His discipline

Fair as a lily, and not only the pride of life, but the desire of his eyes

The noblest character is stained by the addition of pride.

Defend my honor - Protect my pride

I am accustomed, as a professional mathematician, to living in a sort of vacuum, surrounded by people who declare with an odd sort of pride that they are mathematically illiterate.

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.

Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.

I can say with pride that I have spent days and nights not reading anything, and that with unflagging energy I use every moment toacquire gradually an encyclopedic lack of education.

Believe it or not, there are places in the world where music is important. There are places in the world where all the arts are a matter of national pride.

I pride myself on the fact that my work has no socially redeeming value.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.

The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

Some people are proud of their humility.

The worst defect in the world would be to consider yourself free from faults. Being too greatly saddened by one's faults can come from having one's pride humiliated.

A big part of honesty is self-discipline, personal resolve, and taking pride in who you are as a person and what each action means to your character.

I take a lot of pride in playing for the Yankees, and trying to do things the right way.

Cast out pride and vanity; have no thought of trying to rule over others or of outdoing them.

Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity.

I leave with sadness, but also with pride.

Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.

I take pride in everything I do. I don't want to be handed anything. I want to earn it.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever murderous obsession.

Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.

Suffering also has its worth. Through sorrow, pride is driven out And pity felt for those who wander in samsara; Evil is avoided, goodness seems delightful.

These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.

It's hard to swallow your pride. That's why I slather mine in mayonnaise.

I take pride in whatever I do. If you told me to clean the room up, I'd clean it up real good.