The 100 Best Phrases of Pride

In this article I leave you 100 Phrases of pride Of great authors like Alexander Dumas, William Shakespeare, Baruch Spinoza, Jane Austen and many more.

Pride. Undoubtedly a delicate subject to deal with, since, contrary to what happens with other feelings, when it comes to this, touching either end is a negative thing: we can sin by excess and / or deficit.

Let us say that this is a controversial issue, which raises debates about its usefulness in the self-esteem and in the life of human beings. No wonder we occasionally point to someone saying"he's too proud to accept that he's wrong"or"he's not proud at all, so let him do whatever he wants with him / her."

It is that same dichotomy the reason why pride has awakened the curiosity of many writers, poets, philosophers and thinkers around the world and over time. From the product of all these reflections, we present below 100 copies:

1. Generosity is about giving more than you can, and pride is about taking less than you need. Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese poet, painter and novelist.
2. Vanity and pride are different things, although words are often used as synonyms. A person can be proud without being conceited. Pride is more related to our opinion of ourselves, vanity with what we believe others think of us. Jane Austen, English writer.
3. I'm not proud, but I'm happy; And blind happiness, I think, more than pride. Alejandro Dumas, French novelist and playwright.
4. Man's pride can be his downfall, and he has to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance. Bear Grylls, adventurer and English television presenter.
5. There are two kinds of pride, good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-esteem. 'Bad pride' is the mortal sin of superiority that smells of conceit and arrogance. John C. Maxwell, American author.
6. Leave your pride, ego and narcissism elsewhere. Reactions from those parts of you will reinforce the more primitive fears of your children. Henry Cloud, American author.
7. Discipline to do what you know to be right and important, though difficult, is the real path to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction. Margaret Thatcher, English politics.
8. Let others be proud of the number of pages they have written; I prefer to boast of the ones I've read. Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer.
9. I want to be a man who is honest and does not let pride get in the way of opening up with my partner and saying, 'Here I am. This is me."I feel that there is something powerful when a man reaches a point in his life where he can be completely vulnerable. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), American actor and bodybuilder.
10. I will always prefer to be happy to be worthy. Charlotte Brontë, English novelist.
11. A spoiled vanity is perhaps better than a hungry pride. Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet and playwright.
12. Proud people sadly breed sorrows for themselves. Emily Brontë, English writer.
13. It is better to lose pride with someone you love, rather than lose someone you love for useless pride. John Ruskin, English writer and art critic.
14. A proud man always looks down at things and people; And, of course, as long as you are looking down, you will not be able to see what is above you. C.S. Lewis, literary critic and English novelist.
15. I could easily forgive his pride if I had not mortified mine. Jane Austin, English writer.
16. We are rarely proud when we are alone. Voltaire, French philosopher and writer.
17. Pride must die in you, or nothing in the heavens can live in you. Andrew Murray, South African Christian teacher and pastor.
18. All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows that his course is wrong and repairs evil. The only crime is pride. Sophocles, Greek philosopher.
19. Faith begins where pride ends. Félicité De Lamennais, French philosopher and theologian.
20. The pride of a man is confused with dignity; In a woman, with self-love. José Bergamin, Spanish writer.
21. Through pride we are continually deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average consciousness, a small voice tells us that something is out of tune. Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist.
22. When talking about people, remember that they are not creatures of logic, but creatures full of prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity. Dale Carnegie, American businessman and writer.
23. Pride does not find pleasure in owning something, but in possessing it in greater quantity than the next man... It is the comparison that we are proud of: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone. C.S. Lewis, literary critic and English novelist.
24. Treat your pride and admit that we all need help sometimes. Huston Smith, professor of American religion.
25. Yes, vanity is a de facto weakness. But it is in pride that there is a true superiority of the mind. Pride will always be under good regulation. Jane Austen, English writer.
26. It is a good thing to rise above pride, but you must take pride in doing so. Georges Bernanos, essayist and French novelist.
27. No one has a greater advantage for your business, than anyone who takes pride in their work. Hosea Ballou, American theologian.
28. Pride had kept her going when love had betrayed her. Susan Elizabeth Phillips, American writer.
29. He who prides himself eats himself: pride is his own vessel, his own trumpet, his own chronicle. William Shakespeare, English writer and playwright.
30. Pride is the mother of arrogance. Toba Beta, Indonesian author.
31. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold. Thomas Jefferson, former president of the United States.
32. The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But by wanting to do it in his own strength, he is not fighting against other men, but against God. Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher, politician and theologian.
33. Pride is the pleasure that comes from a man's too-high-mindedness toward himself. Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher.
34. Ignorance, power and pride are a deadly mix, you know? Robert Fulghum, American author.
35. Pride keeps your head up when everyone around you tilts it. Courage is what drives you to do it. Arthur Bryce Courtenay, African novelist.
36. Humility is nothing more than truth, and pride is nothing but lies. St. Vincent de Paul, French priest.
37. False humility equals pride. Blaise Pascal, mathematician, physicist, Christian philosopher and French writer.
38. A certain amount of pride is a useful ingredient for genius. Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, poet, playwright, essayist and Austrian narrator.
39. My pride stopped me, my pain closed me, and together they conspired against my hope and let it escape. David Levithan, American author and publisher.
40. The fear towards and understanding ignorance, are strong drugs against stupid pride. Garth Nix, American writer.
41. If, when stung by insults or malignant natures, we fill ourselves with pride and we swell with anger, is a proof that our sweetness and humility are unreal, a mere artificial spectacle. Francis de Sales, saint and bishop of Wales.
42. Pride only helps us to be generous; It never makes us so, more than vanity makes us witty. George Elliot, pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, English writer.
43. In general, pride is at the bottom of all the big mistakes. John Ruskin, British critic and writer.
44. Pride carries with it a punishment, folly. Sophocles, Greek tragic poet.
45. You cling to an opinion because you value yourself having reached it on your own, and another because you have made great efforts to learn it and are proud to have grasped it, and therefore both do it out of vanity. Friedrich Nietzsche, German poet and philosopher.
46. Pride helps us; Pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own pain, without hurting others. George Elliot, pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, English writer.
47. If you do not moderate your pride, he will be your greatest punishment. Dante Alighieri, Italian writer and philosopher.
48. It is more often from"pride"than from ignorance, that we so obstinately oppose current opinion; We find the first places taken, and we do not want to occupy the last place. Franois de la Rochefoucauld, French writer and aristocrat.
49. During my childhood I just wanted to be loved. Every day I thought about how to take my life, although, deep down, I was already dead. Only pride saved me. Coco Chanel, French fashion designer.
50. To know a man, he observes how he gains his objects, rather than how he loses them; Because when we fail, our pride holds us; When we succeed, betrays us. Charles Caleb Coltoz, English writer.
51. Pride is seldom delicate; It will please itself with poor advantages. Samuel Johnson, English poet and essayist.
52. Preachers tell us that pride is a great sin, but preachers are wrong. Pride makes man, guides him, is the wall of protection around his reputation... Men die, they said, but not reputation. Cornwell, English journalist and novelist.
53. One must have the strength to be proud of oneself and to accept oneself, when one knows that one has something out of the ordinary. Abigail Tarttelin, English novelist.
54. If you are driven by fear, anger or pride, nature will compel you to compete. If guided by courage, conscience and tranquility, the nature of peace will serve you. Amit Ray, Hindu author.
55. Pride is always a better lever against the nobility, than reason. Patrick Rothfuss, American writer.
56. Pride kills thanksgiving... A proud man is rarely thankful, because he never thinks he gets everything he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher, American cleric.
57. One understands very well how a man with a choice between pride and responsibility almost always chooses pride. For responsibility robs you of your manhood. Stephen King, American writer.
58. In pride, in the reasoning of pride, lies our error; Everything comes out of its scope and rushes to the heavens. Pride is still pointing to the blessed abodes. Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Alexander Pope, English poet.
59. Pride is an admission of weakness; Secretly fears all competition and fears all rivals. Fulton J. Sheen, American Archbishop.
60. The infinitely small have infinitely great pride. Voltaire, French philosopher and writer.
61. Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our soul. The latter leads us to put our noses everywhere, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and unfinished. Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and writer.
62. They do not know the meaning of danger or fear or pain. It is only your pride that can really hurt you. Victoria Aveyard, author and American screenwriter.
63. Any pride or pride is unpleasant for us, simply because it clashes with our own pride, and leads us out of solidarity towards comparison, which provokes the unpleasant passion of humility. David Hume, English philosopher and historian.
64. When you feel nervous, call your pride. Toba Beta, Indonesian author.
65. Wealth is a gift from God, and pride has been bequeathed to us from the devil. Douglas Wilson, Russian theologian.
66. Pride is an independent self-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and difficult to deal with. When our hearts are proud, we do not give credit to God and mistreat people, looking down and thinking that we deserve what we have. Joyce Meyer, American Christian writer.
67. The boys were so proud; You always had to let them think they were good at things. Diane Zahler, American writer.
68. When you are full of pride on the inside, you become hard, tenacious, and create conflicts with others. John C. Maxwell, American author, coach and lecturer.
69. I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time to have too much pride in anything. It may be good to have a sense of duty, be zealous for protection or improvement; But pride, in the final analysis, is only what is vulnerable to offense and degradation. Henry Rollins, musician and American political activist.
70. Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows everything. Mahatma Gandhi, lawyer, thinker and Hindu politician.
71. Leaders who fail to prune their pride will disappear. That is not a guess, it is a guarantee. With pride, it's not a question of"if"we're going to fall, but"when." There are no exceptions. John C. Maxwell, American author, coach and lecturer.
72. Pride is a wound, and vanity is the scab over it. One's life pecks the scab to open the wound over and over again. In men, it rarely heals and often grows septic. Michael Ayrton, English artist and writer.
73. Learning to live with less pride has been a great investment in my future. Katerina Stoykova Klemer, English poet and writer.
74. Pride is the chalice in which all human sins are poured out: it shines and tinkles and its arabesques attract glances, while your lips involuntarily touch the seductive drink. Vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher, writer and philanthropist.
75. In the evil of pride the light is lost to understand how little grace is gained and the amount given. Robert Hunter, American singer-songwriter.
76. In essence, it's pride is a"my will"approach to life rather than"your will"approach. Ezra Taft Benson, American religious.
77. If you feel pride in your own job, do not let a good thing die. Running the risk of not pressing enough is not humility. Paul Keating, Australian politician.
78. Pride and presumption were the original sins of man. Alain Rene Le Sage, French novelist and playwright.
79. The greatest pride, or the greatest dejection, is the greater ignorance of oneself. Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher.
80. I hate pride, but if I were to be proud of something, it would be in that something I would have done. The pride of the breed is a bit stupid. Carroll O'Connor, American actor.
81. The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; Loses part of its future. It is one step closer to the neighborhood from where it came. Floyd Patterson, American boxer.
82. When we look at a city, it is as if we read the hopes, aspirations and pride of all who built it. Hugh Newell Jacobsen, American architect.
83. Selfishness is one of the most common aspects of pride. "How does everything affect me?"Is the center of all that matters: arrogance, self-pity, worldly self-realization, self-gratification, and selfishness. Ezra Taft Benson, American religious.
84. Self-centered indulgence, pride, and shamelessness for sin are now emblems of the American way of life. Billy Graham, American evangelist.
85. With pride, comes many curses. With humility, many blessings come. Ezra Taft Benson, American religious.
86. Vanity is a defect. But pride, in the case of people of superior intelligence, I think is valid. Jane Austen, English novelist.
87. It is pride, the vice that is never lacking for the crazy ones. Alexander Pope, English poet.
88. Pride is the first of the tyrants, but also the first of the consolations. Charles Ducios, French author.
89. The pity is the most pleasant sensation among those who have little pride and no prospect of great achievements. Friedrich Nietzsche, German poet and philosopher.
90. Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Thomas Merton, French monk.
91. The less value a man has, the greater his pride. Yukito Kishiro, Japanese mangaka.
92. Anger, pride and competition are our true enemies. Dalai Lama, supreme spiritual and political leader of Tibet.
93. It was pride that made angels into demons; It is humility that makes men like angels. St. Augustine, Catholic saint.
94. Often, contempt for vainglory becomes another source of vainglory, since it is not being despised when contempt is something that one is proud of. St. Augustine, father of the Catholic Church.
95. Pride is the same in all men, only the means and the way of manifesting it vary. François de la Rochefoucauld, French writer.
96. Pride makes us deaf to the advice or warnings of those around us. John C. Maxwell, American author, coach and lecturer.
97. Pride in the office without competition, is as much a sin as the competition without trust. Peter Tremayne, Scottish historian.
98. In the eyes of the infinite, all pride is nothing but dust and ashes. Leon Tolstoy, Russian novelist.
99. The rich swell with pride, the poor with hunger. Sholom Aleichem, Ukrainian comedian.
100. It is not broken heart that kills, but broken pride, my lord. Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist.

To begin with, let's make a fundamental difference between the definitions of pride. On the one hand is understood as pride"Feeling of satisfaction towards something own or close to one that is considered meritorious"; While it can also mean:"Excess of self-esteem and the merits by which the person believes himself superior to others." As we indicated at the beginning of this article, this double facet of what we call pride is precisely what ignites the spark of discussion.

While it is true that we need pride to avoid being run over by others and to recognize our own achievements and victories, abusing it could lead us to arrogance, moving away from our family and friends.

For example, it is not the same to be proud of having done a good job, not to admit when you are wrong because of pride. This implies a constant observation of our emotions and the knowledge from which feeling we react to certain situations.

We can use pride as action ("I'm proud of") and avoid pride as an intrinsic aspect of personality, eliminating statements like"I'm proud." In the first case, the feeling of pride has to do with a particular mood, something temporary and momentary, while in the second case it is an expression of the ego.

Crossing the boundary between one behavior and another is very easy, because in the heat of the situation the line that divides them is very thin and blurred. However the consequences are diametrically opposed and can destroy or build relationships. For this reason, pride can be considered as a double-edged sword, which tests the skills of those who wield it.