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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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The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobodys word about them. – Henry Bolingbroke

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

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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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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

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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

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I think its wrong that so many people pass on from this existence, and take all their knowledge with them. – Rex Hunt

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There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak. – Charles R. Swindoll

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High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments. – Christopher Hitchens

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