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    I have ventured,
    Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,
    This many summers in a sea of glory,
    But far beyond my depth. My high-blown pride
    At length broke under me, and now has left me,
    Weary and old with service, to the mercy
    Of a rude stream that must for ever hide me.

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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, read more

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.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Pride Quotes,
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She bears a duke's revenues on her back,
And in her heart she scorns our poverty.

She bears a duke's revenues on her back,
And in her heart she scorns our poverty.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Pride Quotes,
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They are proud in humility, proud in that they are not proud.

They are proud in humility, proud in that they are not proud.

by Robert Burton Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Let pride go afore, shame will follow after.

Let pride go afore, shame will follow after.

by George Chapman Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our read more

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

by Friedrich Nietzsche 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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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 in their port, defiance in their eye,
I see the lords of humankind pass by.

Pride in their port, defiance in their eye,
I see the lords of humankind pass by.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Lord of human kind.

Lord of human kind.

by John Dryden Found in: Pride Quotes,
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