Pride Quotes - Page 42

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no kings; the consequence of which was there were no wars; it is the pride of kings which throws mankind into confusion.

The devil...the prowde spirite...cannot endure to be mocked.

Intemperance is naturally punished with diseases; rashness, with mischance; injustice; with violence of enemies; pride, with ruin; cowardice, with oppression; and rebellion, with slaughter.

If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride in his own work, instead of sitting idle to envy the luck of others. He must face life with resolute courage, win victory if he can, and accept defeat if he must, without seeking to place on his fellow man a responsibility which is not theirs.

For the gay establishment, the death of right and wrong began when gaining civil rights ceased to be enough.

No genuine equality, no real freedom, no true manhood or womanhood can exist on any foundation save that of pecuniary independence. As a right over a man's subsistence is a power over his moral being, so a right over a woman's subsistence enslaves her will, degrades her pride and vitiates her whole moral nature.

It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.

Canadian pride may not rest on our sleeves, but it resides deeply in our hearts.

Then what good is he? (Maggie) I ask myself every friggin’ day exactly what you did. What good am I? The answer is simple. There’s nothing good about me and I like it that way. Pride myself on it, in fact. (Savitar)

I wear some of my stuff, but usually the less in-your-face designs. I get a little self conscious, there is a fine line between pride and ego.

When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.

And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

Pain is temporarily, but pride last forever

I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

There is no pride on earth like the pride of intellect and science.

Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.

Art, because it's so easy to do, and yet so difficult to do well, encourages humility in the human soul.

The only people are those who don't love anybody.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

The street is full of humiliations to the proud.

When pride thaws, look for floods.

Scientists are entitled to be proud of their accomplishments, and what accomplishments can they call 'theirs' except the things they have done or thought of first? People who criticize scientists for wanting to enjoy the satisfaction of intellectual ownership are confusing possessiveness with pride of possession. Meanness, secretiveness and, sharp practice are as much despised by scientists as by other decent people in the world of ordinary everyday affairs; nor, in my experience, is generosity less common among them, or less highly esteemed.

We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.

There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as "caring" and "sensitive" because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. Well, who isn't? And a voter who takes pride in supporting such programs is telling us that he'll do good with his own money - if a gun is held to his head.