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Quote by Henry Bolingbroke
Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem an

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

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

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

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

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