~ Pride makes us esteem ourselves; vanity desires the esteem of others. ~
~ There is this paradox in pride -- it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so. ~
~ Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend. ~
~ Humility is pride in God” ~
~ If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you. ~
~ One may be humble out of pride. ~
~ One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. ~
~ He that is proud eats up himself; pride in his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise ~
~ What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars ~
~ Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies ~
~ Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall ~
~ Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt ~