Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt. – Henry Bolingbroke Category: Pride
One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. – Josh Billings Category: Pride
Inventive man has invented nothing — nothing from scratch. If he has produced a machine that in motion overcomes the law of gravity, he learned the essentials from the observation of birds. – Dorothy Thompson Category: Birds
