Pride Quotes - Page 5

We will not read of that which hurts our pride or fears or 'feelings'. We forget, or gloss over, or excuse, an experience which injured the tentacles of our personality. We forget the pscyhiatrist's definition of a neurosis as 'refused pain'. In the same way we escape from mental pain. We refuse to believe what we do not like.

Sometimes to submit is to know you have a life worth living for a higher purpose, worth seeing through.

Fear cannot capture us, criticism cannot harm us, and pride cannot make us fall.

It was amazing the things you could bring yourself to do when you felt insecure, when you were out to protect your heart. You could deny it what it wants most, just for the sake of saving your pride or dodging another bullet.

Don't allow life to pass you by because you are afraid of [looking] stupid.

Imagine what your life would be like if you were completely uninhibited by fear, pride, or procrastination. What would you be capable of? Anything.

But what is it that drives haters crazy with rage? Many times, it's being ignored. To a person with pride, being ignored is often worse than out-and-out hate; it's that much more of an insult, that you're not even worth noticing.

Euripides "questioned everything. He was a misanthrope who preferred books to men.

Perfection isn't necessarily found only in publicly accepted trends. Perfection is found in self.

People want to see that other people are interested in you before they become interested in you, unfortunately, they come after you when you're no longer interested in them.

Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity.

If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.

Pride becomes the blanket transgression that conceals the rest of our sins, allowing us to remain blind to them.

It may be a movement towards becoming like little children to admit that we are generally nothing else.

In the ancient world, this was understood by the Christians, our only (if very imperfect) predecessors: Humility is a virtue, pride a vice; We comes from God, I from the Devil.

This was going to be difficult, because he enjoyed women, but all the ones he has known seemed to be sent as secret assassins on a mission to destroy his pride and ability.

If you love sex, let it be known. You don’t have to walk around downtown naked or have some flyers printed up, but definitely don’t be shy about your love (or obsession) for sex.

Their song reminds me of a child’s neighborhood rallying cry - ee-ock-ee - with a heartfelt warble at the end. But it is their call that is especially endearing. The towhee has the brass and grace to call, simply and clearly, "tweet". I know of no other bird that stoops to literal tweeting.

He may have stolen my heart or had he taken my soul? I couldn’t be sure but I refused to let him have my pride too.

The best thing you can ever have is peace of mind, it is a basking fire to keep a cold heart in warmth, and a fortified confidence to be proud of.