Pride Quotes

As soon as there was two there was pride

John Donne

The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny

Mark Twain

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Josh Billings

Humility is pride in Godî

Austin O'Malley

There is this paradox in pride -- it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

Colton, Charles Caleb

Pride the first peer and president of hell.

Defoe, Daniel

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

Samuel Johnson

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

FranÁois de la Rochefoucauld

Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel.

Alexander Pope

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men

Dante Alighieri

My pride fell with my fortunes.

William Shakespeare

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

Fulton J. Sheen

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Thomas Jefferson

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

Hebrew Proverb

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone

Egyptian Proverb