Top Pride Quotes

Evaluate yourself and your calling worthily enough and be proud of it

Don't try to make yourself marketable, you'll be surprised to see yourself at the bottom. Stay incognito, and people will peruse the whole world looking for you, by that time, you'll be at the top.

Pride Definition

(n.) A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.

(n.) The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others.

(n.) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.

(n.) Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain.

(n.) That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.

(n.) Show; ostentation; glory.

(n.) Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life.

(n.) Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.

(v. t.) To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively.

(v. i.) To be proud; to glory.

It takes just a litte attitudinal slip to show a big pride.

The one whose kashays, (inner anger, pride, deceit, greed) are gone is worthy of worship. The absence of inner intent of kashays is indeed Gnani!

She had said he had been driven away from her by a dream,--and there was no answer one could make her--there seemed to be no forgiveness for such a transgression.And yet is not mankind itself, pushing...

Abruptly, the sea of people parted . . . and then there they were. Bella, with Nalla in her arms, Z standing beside his girls. Beth broke down all over again as the female came forward. God, it was im...

If you lose your integrity, you will also lose your identity, your sensitivity and your dignity. Integrity is honesty, modesty and security in all kinds of weather. It should be our priority!

The girl wore her scars the way some women wore their finest jewelry.

The only known technique to an imitator is to steal and rephrase, then with a mischievous smile, he said, "i did it", without any confidence and prove.

What do you mean, 'Angle of Repose?' she asked me when I dreamed we were talking about Grandmother's life, and I said it was the angle at which a man or woman finally lies down. I suppose it is; and y...

I was like, Am I gay? Am I straight? And I realized...I'm just slutty. Where's my parade?

Virtues are formed by prayer.Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy.Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven.

When we live holy we will glorify self but when we glorify God we will live holy

To declare myself as a genius immediately evidences that I am not.

be careful with words you utter you might not swallow your own words, but you might bite your tongue as well..

Trying to know God and serve Him before we come to love Him is exhausting.

False humility is quite like the worst of both worlds: both that of Meekness and that of Conceit.

And yet is not mankind itself, pushing on its blind way, driven by a dream of its greatness and its power upon the dark paths of excessive cruelty and of excessive devotion. And what is the pursuit of...

Arrogance is a map of a road that leads to bridges that are out.

Dear me, one day I'll make you proud.