To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses
it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays
us.
Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832)
Pride sullies the noblest character.
Claudianus
When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with
creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures
bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
Dale Carnegie
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is
in discretion.
Democritus (460 BC - 370 BC)
Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than
you need.
Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to
forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.
Moliere (1622 - 1673)
Pride is a powerful narcotic, but it doesn't do much for the
auto-immune system.
Stuart Stevens, Northern Exposure, Brains, Know-How, and Native
Intelligence, 1990
The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be
charity, and is only pride and ostentation.
William Hutton
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