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pride sickness breaking-down
There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood. Charles Dickens
pride men becoming
There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so. Charles Caleb Colton
pride keepers
Pride requires very costly food-its keeper's happiness.
pride self attractive
Pride, like the magnet, constantly points to one object, self; but, unlike the magnet, it has no attractive pole, but at all points repels.
pride may charity
Whenever we find ourselves more inclined to persecute than to persuade, we may then be certain that our zeal has more of pride in it than of charity.
pride common-sense prudence
Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them.
pride cutting animal
The most ridiculous of all animals is a proud priest; he cannot use his own tools without cutting his own fingers.
pride self vanity
Pride differs in many things from vanity, and by gradations that never blend, although they may be somewhat indistinguishable. Pride may perhaps be termed a too high opinion of ourselves founded on the overrating of certain qualities that we do actually possess; whereas vanity is more easily satisfied, and can extract a feeling of self-complacency from qualifications that are imaginary.
pride charity may
Many ... begin to make converts from motives of charity, but continue to do so from motives of pride. ... Charity is contented with exhortation and example, but pride is not to be so easily satisfied. ... Whenever we find ourselves more inclined to persecute than persuade, we may then be certain that our zeal has more of pride in it than of charity.
scruples ends standing
To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill. Robert Louis Stevenson
scruples dear-friend dear
Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole. Thomas de Quincey
concealed hold
She concealed evidence. It's important to hold her accountable. Lisa Borges
concealed environment hid hidden remain whatever
We still are in an environment where whatever they hid and whatever they concealed could remain hidden and concealed. Ari Fleischer
concealed greater harder identify looks maple
What we're being told is the potency is greater than ice. That's a little concerning. It's going to be harder to identify because it can be concealed more easily. They say it looks like maple syrup.
concealed impending information valuable
He concealed the valuable information that he had about the impending attacks.
concealed documents hidden numbers secret vast
There are still vast numbers of documents that are concealed and hidden and declared to be secret and confidential.
concealed excellence faults historian ought throw veil whatever
Faults ought no more to be concealed than virtues, and that, whatever it may be in a painter, it is no excellence in an historian to throw a veil on deformities.
concealed fat meat thick
The moist, flavorful meat is concealed under a thick slab of crisp fat that would make a cardiologist blanch.
concealed device explosive left piles purely sow
This was a concealed explosive device that was left on piles of LPG tanks. This was purely to sow terror.
concealed device explosive left petroleum piles purely sow
This was a concealed explosive device that was left on piles of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tanks. This was purely to sow terror.