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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.
failing
How lazily "xperts" dismiss what they fail to understand! David Mitchell
failing exception
Those as don't eat, without exception, fail to survive. Calamity Jane
failing managers ifs
If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail. Mark Cuban
failing excellent projects
Learning that you have stamina is an excellent thing to know. If a project fails, I know I can pick myself up. Eddie Izzard
failing
Everyone fails. Everyone is constantly failing. It is all part of life, and especially this job of being an actor. Diego Klattenhoff
failing cigarette score
Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score. Earl Weaver
failing models rely
A business model that relies on trickery is doomed to fail. Charlie Munger
failing preparing-to-fail preparing
The one who fails to prepare is preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin
failing danger
The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing. Ben Bernanke