2,116 Quotes About Pride

You have given intelligence to find one solution, and imagination to find ten.

A scientist is proud of his intelligence, an artist is proud of his imagination.

Even the self-assured truth-finders and self-proclaimed freedom-fighters reject Truth. As admirable as such endeavors may be, they still only really want it so long as it to some extent confirms what they had already presumed to be true.

Pride is no respecter of persons. The serious thinkers may be humble, and the careless mystics may be arrogant.

Angels are good not simply because they see bad as bad, but also because they see bad as corny.

I did this so well’- one says this and tastes the sweetness of subtle pride of doership. One enjoys the sweetness of this subtle pride. There is pain [suffering] with projection of doer-ship. God is eternal bliss and that indeed is the nature of the Self!

Perhaps the most important thought any human can have is to remember not everyone else thinks like you, best to be diplomatic if possible.

Self importance is self pride.

Disappointment, fear, grief, unlove, dullness and guilt are the worst feelings. Learn from them so that you move on. Then replace them with more satisfying and promising joy, love gratitude, pride, confidence, direction.