Be courteous and honest, and avoid pride. ——Fan Zhongyan's "Hundred-Character Inscription on Fan Wenzheng's Family"

Pride and complacency are a terrible trap for us; moreover, this trap is dug by ourselves. —— Lao She

A proud person will always destroy himself in pride. ——Shakespeare

Don’t greet those below with pride, and greet those above with intention. ——Mei Yaochen, poet of the Northern Song Dynasty

Those who compete with those who surpass themselves will end up being arrogant and arrogant, which is even worse. ——Democritus

Pride is indispensable, and arrogance is indispensable. Without arrogance, one is close to being a coward; without arrogance, one cannot be a gentleman. ——Zhang Chao

We should not put our eyes on the top of our heads and use our own feet to destroy the things we want in the sky. ——Feng Xuefeng

Proud people will fail. ——Haywood

The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. ——19th century British poet William Blake

Female intuition often trumps the intellectual conceit of which men are proud. ——Gandhi

Pride is a place where all heroes can be hurt. ——French writer Hugo

Pride has always been criticized and slandered, but those who accuse and slander it are mainly those who have nothing to be proud of. ——German philosopher Schopenhauer

As long as there are two people, pride will immediately arise. ——The 17th British poet Donn

Those who are born rich are proud, and those who are born noble are proud. ——Fan Ye, a historian of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Book of the Later Han"

There may be false modesty, but there is absolutely no false pride. ——French novelist Jules Renard

If satisfying a woman’s pride can make a man infinitely happy, then hurting a man’s pride can make a woman ecstatic. ——Bernard Shaw

Proud people hate the pride of others. ——Franklin

Don’t be humble to proud people, and don’t be proud to humble people. ——Jefferson's "Richmond Address"

The greatest pride in life is to realize a childhood dream in adulthood. ——Ma Jia

Proud people often use pride to cover up their cowardice. ——British poet and novelist Hardy

The greatest pride and the greatest inferiority both express the weakest. —— Spinoza

A proud person is bound to be jealous, and he will be most jealous of those who are most praised for their virtues. —— Spinoza

Pride is linked to failure, humility and progress are friends; laziness and ignorance are close friends, and struggle and victory shake hands. ——Anonymous

There is a difference between self-confidence and pride; confident people are often calm, while proud people are often flamboyant-Liang Qichao

The most difficult emotion to suppress is pride. Even if you try to hide it, Fight it as hard as you can, it's still there. Even if I dared to believe that I had completely overcome it, I would probably be proud of my humility. ——Franklin

Love confuses the concepts of right and wrong; both strong love and proud ambition have no boundaries. ——English playwright and poet John Dryden

What is the mark of a proud person? He never compliments others. ——"Talm"

Pride is the best hiding place for shortcomings. ——British writer Cy Butler