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A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you’re looking down, you can’t see something that’s above you.
C. S. Lewis1898–1963Mere Christianity (1952), Book III, Chapter 8, “The Great Sin”
But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious Hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own.
Abraham Lincoln1809–1865Upon proclaiming a National Fast Day (30 March 1863)
- God
Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.
C. S. Lewis1898–1963
Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.
Fulton J. Sheen1895–1979
There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
CCCharles Caleb Colton1777–1832
Swallow your pride occasionally, it’s not fattening.
FTFrank Tyger
The essence of a self-reliant and autonomous culture is an unshakeable egoism.
H. L. Mencken1880–1956
The man who acts humble in order to win praise is guilty of the lowest form of pride.
NBNachman of Bratslav
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Poor Richard’s Almanack
Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.
Carl Jung1875–1961
Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
It is often better for a person to recognize a sin than to do a good deed. Recognizing a sin makes a person humble. Doing a good deed often can feed a person’s pride.
Leo Tolstoy1828–1910Path of Life (1909), p. 108
- Morality
If we’re an arrogant nation, they’ll resent us. If we’re a humble nation, but strong, they’ll welcome us.
George W. Bushborn 1946Presidential debate (11 October 2000).
- America
It is always the secure who are humble.
G. K. Chesterton1874–1936The Defendant (1901)
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
CCCharles Caleb Colton1777–1832Lacon (1820), Volume 1, Vol. I; CCCCXXIV
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