Pride not only goes before a fall, pride is a fall.
Pride is a fall from an accurate sense of self, of others and of God.
The very religious and the devil have this in common — pride.
Pride is always looking down, and so it misses what can be seen by looking up.
One study showed that people with high self-esteem are more likely to be violent or racist. Thinking too much of self can make us think too little of others.
Pride is the blind sin. It can’t see that other people are thinking way less of you than you are.
When I look at you I think of me. This is how far self-interest can go.
Nationalism, mass pride.
If you drop names, the people around you may want to take cover.
Being proud of not being proud is still pride.
The cure for pride — honesty or a stroke.
Be proud and you may be respected and feared, but you will not be loved or even liked — your choice.
Pride undermines some of the most noble behaviors of our species — picking up trash, cleaning the toilet, complimenting a winner, making an unqualified apology and remaining silent after having succeeded.
There are lots of healty kinds of pride — proud of the successes of others, proud of overcoming an addiction, proud of restoring a broken relationship, proud of keeping your mouth shut.
Pride is thinking of yourself as better than you are; humility is thinking of yourself precisely as you are.
Old politicians, old pastors and an old business executives have this in common: the minute after you have met them, you know their resumes.
