Pride Quotes
The peacock in all his pride does not display half the colors that appear in the garments of a British lady when she is dressed.
You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy.
So finally, I can feel a sort of pride in all my family - Mum, Lynn, Corin, Tasha, my cousin Gemma - because, I think how wonderful that this troop of gypsies can carry on telling stories.
When we sin, we are often upset, not because we have grieved the Spirit but because our pride has been injured.
I pride myself in the fact that in the six months tour of Cinderella, I didn't take one show off.
Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility.
Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.
Genius still means to me, in my Russian fastidiousness and pride of phrase, a unique dazzling gift. The gift of James Joyce, and not the talent of Henry James.
I believe in pride of race and lineage and self: in pride of self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves.
When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.
There are some lawyers who think of themselves as basically instruments of whoever their clients are, and they pride themselves on their professional craft
When you are in the grips of low self-esteem, it’s painful, and it certainly doesn’t feel like pride. But I believe that this is the dark, quieter side of pride — thwarted pride.
I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it.
He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
Pride is less ashamed of being ignorant, than of being instructed, and she looks too high to find that, which very often lies beneath her.
This solution may not appeal to our human pride, but the problem is that our human pride in itself is sinful.
Slavery...dishonors labor. It introduces idleness into society, and with idleness, ignorance and pride, luxury and distress. It enervates the powers of the mind and benumbs the activity of man.
Of all the marvelous works of God, perhaps the one angels view with the most supreme astonishment, is a proud man.
Be good, be young, be true! Evil is nothing but vanity, let us have the pride of good, and above all let us never despair.
Pride of the dewy morning, The swain's experienced eye From thee takes timely warning. Nor trusts the gorgeous sky.
So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take real pride in it.
I take some pride in... representing myself exactly how I would like to have my son remember me to his kids.
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.
From compromise and things half done, Keep me with stern and stubborn pride; And when at last the fight is won, God, keep me still unsatisfied.
An intuitive grasp of your character is formed by exploring scenes of profound emotional import-moments of overwhelming shame, joy, fear, pride, regret, forgiveness.
As to the Seven Deadly Sins, I deplore Pride, Wrath, Lust, Envy and Greed. Gluttony and Sloth I pretty much plan my day around.
In the long vista of the years to roll,\\ Let me not see my country's honor fade;\\ Oh! let me see our land retain its soul!\\ Her pride in Freedom, and not Freedom's shade.
About humility we speak with an analogy: When the branches are full of fruit, they just bow down.
Cupcakes - when you want to watch your weight, but still feel the pride that comes with eating an entire cake.
Do you take pride in your hurt? Does it make you seem large and tragic? ...Well, think about it. Maybe you're playing a part on a great stage with only yourself as audience.
Humility is an elusive virtue. The more we pursue it - and the more we seem to acquire it - the more we take pride in our accomplishment, and we find ourselves back at square one.
I feel so much pride to represent my community and be Latino. No doubt about it, above my career and sales being a Latino comes first.
The troops may whine and moan, but when they meet the standard, there's a sense of pride.
Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.