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    He that is proud eats up himself. Pride is his own glass, his
    own trumpet, his own chronicle; and whatever praises itself but
    in the deed, devours the deed in the praise.

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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

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In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies;
All quit their sphere and rush into the skies.
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In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies;
All quit their sphere and rush into the skies.
Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes,
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Pride Quotes,
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What is pride? A whizzing rocket that would emulate a star.

What is pride? A whizzing rocket that would emulate a star.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

by Fulton John Sheen 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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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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There is this paradox in pride--it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

There is this 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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And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Found in: Pride Quotes,
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