Thomas More Quotes about Pride

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Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.

Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.

Pride, Thinking, Shining

Thomas More (2009). “Utopia”, p.84, Cosimo, Inc.

Pride measures prosperity not by her own advantages but by the disadvantages of others. She would not even wish to be a goddess unless there were some wretches left whom she could order about and lord it over, whose misery would make her happiness seem all the more extraordinary, whose poverty can be tormented and exacerbated by a display of her wealth. This infernal serpent, pervading the human heart, keeps men from reforming their lives, holding them back like a suckfish.

Thomas More

Heart, Pride, Men

Thomas More Quotes about Pride

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