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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.' 
 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a 
fall.  
 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a 
fall. 
 What the weak head with strongest bias rules,
 Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.  
 What the weak head with strongest bias rules,
 Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. 
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.
Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.
Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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.
The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does read more
The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does not concern himself about.