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    The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does not concern himself about.

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O, this life
Is nobler than attending for a check,
Richer than doing nothing for a robe,
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O, this life
Is nobler than attending for a check,
Richer than doing nothing for a robe,
Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk:
Such pain the cap of him that makes him fine
Yet keeps his book uncrossed.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, supped with Infamy.

Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, supped with Infamy.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Pride Quotes,
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O world, how apt the poor are to be proud.

O world, how apt the poor are to be proud.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Pride Quotes,
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There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Pride Quotes,
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To be proud and inaccessible is to be timid and weak.

To be proud and inaccessible is to be timid and weak.

by Jean Baptiste Masillon Found in: Pride Quotes,
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One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts read more

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

by Josh Billings Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Too rigid scruples are concealed pride.
[Ger., Zu strenge Ford'rung ist verborgner Stolz.]

Too rigid scruples are concealed pride.
[Ger., Zu strenge Ford'rung ist verborgner Stolz.]

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It may do good; pride hath no other glass
To show itself but pride, for supple knees
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It may do good; pride hath no other glass
To show itself but pride, for supple knees
Feed arrogance and are the proud man's fees.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Pride Quotes,
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The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

by Voltaire Found in: Pride Quotes,
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