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| A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman. | | Samuel Johnson | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| At every trifle take offence, that always shows great pride or little sense. | | Alexander Pope | |
| At every trifle, scorn to take offence; that always shows great pride, or little sense | | Alexander Pope | |
| Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend. | | Jules Renard | |
| By profession I am a Soldier and take pride in that fact, but I am prouder to be a father | | Douglas MacArthur | |
| Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less frequently. | | Adolf Hitler | |
| Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. | | Kahlil Gibran | |
| 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 | |
| Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of it | | Mark Twain | |
| 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 | |
| Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. | | Benjamin Franklin | |
| Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments | | Benjamin Franklin | |
| 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 | |
