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

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Pride goeth before destruction and a – Bible

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

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