113 Quotes About Hubris

Inscriptions here of various Names I view'd,The greater part by hostile time subdu'd;Yet wide was spread their fame in ages past,And Poets once had promis'd they should last.

Yesterday I was clever, so I took the glory for me. Today He makes me wise, so I give the glory to Thee

Men who thought of themselves as gods fell the farthest, and the hardest.

It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).

It doesn’t take long for your fortunes to turn. One second you’re fluttery as a bird, the next you’re on the ground with your wings clipped.

The most regretful behavior always leaches from a wound to our sanctimonious pride.

There were long stretches of DNA in between genes that didn't seem to be doing very much; some even referred to these as "junk DNA," though a certain amount of hubris was required for anyone to call any part of the genome "junk," given our level of ignorance.

In my opinion, to assume a persons’ motivations, life experiences or self identity may, at best, demonstrate one’s ignorance and, at worst, display one’s hubris.

Note from Alien cookbook: “The more intelligent the human is, the better it tastes.