Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Pride Addison, Joseph 1672-1719 British Essayist Poet Statesman
I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round! Pride Ali, Muhammad 1942 American Boxer
The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand. Pride Allen, Fred A. 1894-1957 American Radio Comic
Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs. Pride Allen, Fred A. 1894-1957 American Radio Comic
When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it. Pride Baily, Bernard
It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. Pride Bernanos, Georges 1888-1948 French Novelist Political Writer
Whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. Pride Bible Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. [Ecclesiasticus 13:1] Pride Bible Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble [James 4:6] Pride Bible Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. [Luke 16:3] Pride Bible Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt. Pride Bolingbroke, Henry 1678-1751 British Politician
Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. Pride Bronte, Emily 1818-1848 British Novelist Poet
I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory. Pride Caesar, Julius 101-44 BC Roman Emperor
It is my PRIDE, my damn d, native, unconquerable Pride, that plunges me into Distraction. You must know that 19 --20th of my Composition is Pride. I must either live a Slave, a Servant; to have no Will of my own, no Sentiments of my own which I may freely declare as such; --or DIE --perplexing alternative! Pride Chatterton, Thomas 1752 -1770 British Poet
If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride. Pride Chesterton, Gilbert K. 1874-1936 British Author
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility. Pride Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772-1834 British Poet Critic Philosopher
Of all the marvelous works of God, perhaps the one angels view with the most supreme astonishment, is a proud man. Pride Colton, Charles Caleb 1780-1832 British Sportsman Writer
There is this paradox in pride -- it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so. Pride Colton, Charles Caleb 1780-1832 British Sportsman Writer
A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator. Pride Cowper, William 1731-1800 British Poet
It ain't bragging if you can do it. Pride Dean, Dizzy
Pride the first peer and president of hell. Pride Defoe, Daniel 1661-1731 British Author
There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself. Pride Eliot, George 1819-1880 British Novelist
Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. Pride Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965 American-born British Poet Critic
Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. Pride Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 American Scientist Publisher Diplomat
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. Pride Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 American Scientist Publisher Diplomat
Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak. Pride Fuller, Thomas 1608-1661 British Clergyman Author
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering. Pride Gilbert, W. S. 1836-1911 British Librettist
Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless. Pride Holland, Josiah Gilbert 1819-1881 American Author
There was one who thought himself above me, and he was above me until he had that thought. Pride Hubbard, Elbert 1859-1915 American Author Publisher
Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up. Pride Jackson, Jesse 1941 American Clergyman Civil Rights Leader
I am done with great things and big plans, great institutions and big success. I am for those tiny, invisible loving human forces that work from individual to individual, creeping through the crannies of the world like so many rootlets, or like the capillary oozing of water, which, if given time, will rend the hardest monuments of pride. Pride James, William 1842-1910 American Psychologist Professor Author
Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold. Pride Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 Third President of the USA
Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages. Pride Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 British Author
Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune. Pride Jung, Carl 1875-1961 Swiss Psychiatrist
If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility. Pride Keating, Paul
I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom --one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise. Pride Keats, John 1795-1821 British Poet
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. Pride La Rochefoucauld, Francois De 1613-1680 French Classical Writer
Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence. Pride Lavater, Johann Kaspar 1741-1801 Swiss Theologian Mystic
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. Pride Levant, Oscar 1906-1972 American Pianist Actor
There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side. Pride Levant, Oscar 1906-1972 American Pianist Actor
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you. Pride Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963 British Academic Writer Christian Apologist
Has God forgotten all I have done for Him. Pride Louis XIV 1638-1715 King of France from 1643-1715
To be proud and inaccessible is to be timid and weak. Pride Masillon, Jean Baptiste
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 Murdoch, Iris 1919 British Novelist Philosopher
There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. Pride Niebuhr, Reinhold 1892-1971 American Theologian Historian
Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride. Pride Nietzsche, Friedrich 1844-1900 German Philosopher
Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk. Pride O'Malley, Austin
At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense. Pride Pope, Alexander 1688-1744 British Poet Critic Translator
Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel. Pride Pope, Alexander 1688-1744 British Poet Critic Translator
Pride and poverty don't get along, but often live together. Pride Proverb
The nobler the blood the less the pride. Pride Proverb, Danish Sayings of Danish Origin
Pride is the mask of one's own faults. Pride Proverb, Jewish Sayings of Jewish Origin
Where there are no tigers, a wild cat is very self-important. Pride Proverb, Korean Sayings of Korean Origin
You cannot hold your head high with your hand out. Pride Proverb, Yiddish Sayings of Yiddish Origin
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. Pride Ruskin, John 1819-1900 British Critic Social Theorist
The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age. Pride Santayana, George 1863-1952 American Philosopher Poet
Pride, like laudanum and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large quantities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others. Pride Saunders, Frederick
Man, proud man, drest in a little brief authority, most ignorant of what he's most assur d, glassy essence, like an angry ape, plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, as make the angels weep. Pride Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 British Poet Playwright Actor
Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals. Pride Sheen, Fulton John 1895-1979 American Roman Catholic Clergyman Broadcaster
Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself. Pride Spinoza, Baruch (Benedict de) 1632-1677 Dutch Philosopher and Theologian
I would not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Pride Thoreau, Henry David 1817-1862 American Essayist Poet Naturalist
Swallow your pride occasionally, it's not fattening. Pride Tyger, Frank
We should be ashamed of our pride, but never proud of our shame. Pride Unknown, Source
Swallowing your pride seldom leads to indigestion Pride Unknown, Source
Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity. Pride Unknown, Source
Pride makes us esteem ourselves; vanity desires the esteem of others. Pride Unknown, Source
Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there. Pride Unknown, Source
The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great. Pride Voltaire 1694-1778 French Historian Writer
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. Pride Washington, Booker T. 1856-1915 American Black Leader and Educator
We rise in glory as we sink in pride. Pride Young, Andrew 1932 Civil Rights Activist Protestant Minister Public Official
