2,116 Quotes About Pride

We find it very difficult to assimilate and accept the idea that those close to us can advice us correctly; so we see it as humiliating and demeaning that we are better not listening to them. We must grow out of this ego in other to enact change that the world will reckon with

In fact, the more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.

All of the years I spent trying to be someone you could be proud of would have been better spent being proud of myself for who I already was.

I see you and St. John have been quarrelling, Jane,' said Diana, 'during your walk on the moor. But go after him; he is now lingering in the passage expecting you - he will make it up.'I have not much pride under such circumstances: I would always rather be happy than dignified; and I ran after him - he stood at the foot of the stairs.

The absence of anger-pride-deceit-greed has been referred to as Charitra (Conduct of the Self).

One is not necessarily made self-centered because he is foolish, but one is very often made foolish because he is self-centered.

A person tastes the sweet pride of doer-ship by saying ‘I did this so well’. The taste of this subtle pride seems to be very sweet. There is suffering with the false imputation (of doer-ship). God is in the state of eternal bliss, and that is indeed the nature of the Self!

Where anger-pride-deceit-greed is absent, the worldly interactions are pure. Or else, if there is attentive awareness [upayog] over them, till then it is acceptable.

If the kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed) decrease, it is called a religion; and if the kashays increase, it is called irreligion. When the kashays are gone, that is indeed ‘swadharma’ (religion of the Self).