 Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. Author: C.S. Lewis |
| According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Author: C.S. Lewis |
| If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole? Author: Blaise Pascal |
| The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. Author: Blaise Pascal |
| Vanity is but the surface. Author: Blaise Pascal |
| A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Author: Henry Ward Beecher |
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| Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude. Author: Henry Ward Beecher |
| Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. Author: Henry Ward Beecher |
| The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. Author: Henry Ward Beecher |
| Pride may be set down as "the sin" of human nature. Author: Charles Spurgeon |
| None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves. Author: Charles Spurgeon |
| Once more, Never think that you can live to God by your own power or strength; but always look to and rely on him for assistance, yea, for all strength and grace. Author: David Brainerd |
