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

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

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

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