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Pride

The nobler the blood the less the pride. – Danish proverb

You cannot hold your head high with your hand out. – Yiddish Proverb

Pride is the mask of ones own faults. – Yiddish Proverb

Where there are no tigers, a wild cat is very self-important. – Proverb

Pride and poverty dont get along, but often live together. – Proverb

None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power. – Proverb

I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round! – Muhammad Ali

When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it. – Bernard Bailey

Its a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. – Georges Bernanos

Pride goeth before destruction and a – Bible

Whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. – Bible

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 – Bible

God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble James 4:6 – Bible

I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. Luke 16:3 – Bible

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. – Josh Billings

Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt. – Henry Bolingbroke

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. – Albert Camus

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride. – G. K. Chesterton

O God of earth and altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die;
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
But take away our pride. – G. K. Chesterton

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