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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.

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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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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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Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it;
I like to be despised.

Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it;
I like to be despised.

by Isaac Bickerstaff Found in: Pride Quotes,
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He is so plaguy proud that the death-tokens of it
Cry 'No recovery.'

He is so plaguy proud that the death-tokens of it
Cry 'No recovery.'

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

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

by Josh Billings Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Be yourself, don't take anyone's shit, and never let them take you alive.

Be yourself, don't take anyone's shit, and never let them take you alive.

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Pride is the mask of one's own faults.

Pride is the mask of one's own faults.

by Jewish Proverb 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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As proud as Lucifer.

As proud as Lucifer.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Pride Quotes,
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