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Letter "P" » Pride
«They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it.»
Author: Jay Carr
| About:
Cynicism,
Opportunity,
Pride
| Keywords:
cynicism, encased, opportunist, opportunists, proud of
«The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell»
Author: Simone Weil
(Activist, Mystic, Philosopher)
| About:
Intelligence,
Pride
| Keywords:
cell, condemned, proud, proud of
«The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.»
Author: Samuel Butler
| About:
Arrogance,
Ignorance,
Pride,
Vanity
| Keywords:
arrogance, characters, Pride and, truest, vanity
«There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so»
«There is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich»
Author: French Proverb
| About:
Pride
«The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.»
Author: George Santayana
(Humanist, Philosopher, Poet)
| About:
Passion,
Pride
| Keywords:
graft, grafted, grafting, grafts, inveterate, The Passions, vigorous, wounded
«They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost little»
«The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
| About:
Arrogance,
Pride,
Tyranny,
Vanity,
Wealth
| Keywords:
arrogance, offspring, ostentation, The Offspring
«The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.»
«The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.»
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