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

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

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For now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known. I Corinthians – Bible

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