Pride can make one a stronger person in the one sense, or so it is often believed, when based solely on the surface, but in the other, and much more frequently, a stronger devil. When pride is undeniably found out of an evil, it saves face by doubling down.

That which you love most will then become both your strength and your weakness.

One may suffer the long-term in order to grow in appreciation for the small things. For in short-term suffering, one only notices the large.

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

A young man will sometimes have all the conviction in the world, only for it all to witness his love interest sway him.