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| A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman. |
| Samuel Johnson |
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| A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his talent |
| Honore de Balzac |
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| A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. |
| Walter Winchell |
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| All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good; And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right |
| Alexander Pope |
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| At every trifle take offence, that always shows great pride or little sense. |
| Alexander Pope |
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| At every trifle, scorn to take offence; that always shows great pride, or little sense |
| Alexander Pope |
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| Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend. |
| Jules Renard |
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| By profession I am a Soldier and take pride in that fact, but I am prouder to be a father |
| Douglas MacArthur |
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| Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less frequently. |
| Adolf Hitler |
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| Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. |
| Kahlil Gibran |
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| He that is proud eats up himself; pride in his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise |
| William Shakespeare |
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| Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of it |
| Mark Twain |
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| I think I can say, and say with pride, that we have some legislatures that bring higher prices than any in the world |
| Mark Twain |
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| Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. |
| Benjamin Franklin |
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| Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments |
| Benjamin Franklin |
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| If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. |
| Socrates |
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| In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. |
| John Ruskin |
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