Pride Quotes

Where God’s Spirit does not reign, there is no humility, and men ever swell with inward pride.

Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

It is a point of pride for the American male to keep the same size jockey shorts for his entire life.

Pride of wealth destroys wealth, pride of strength destroys strength and in the same manner pride of knowledge destroys knowledge.

What’s so wrong with vanity? It’s different from narcissism, you know? It’s not about admiring yourself-it’s about taking pride in your appearance.

Traditionally women have been more reticent to acknowledge their ambition and to say it with pride. So I like having people who work for us who are ambitious, engaged, respectful. Mis-hiring is a huge mistake. It’s a tremendous opportunity cost throwing the position to the wrong person.

I’m a prideful person when it comes to competition.