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"But if we reason it out simply and not try to be one bit fancy, then what sort of pride can you possibly take or what's the sense of ever having it, if man is poorly put together as a physiological type and if the enormous majority of the human race is brutal, stupid, and profoundly unhappy?"
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"Until pride (vanity) leaves, there is nothing but pain, pain and more pain!"
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"People who enroll themselves in the schools of pride, eventually graduate with and high degree of fall. Failure employs "prides" scholars. Get rusticated now!"
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Personal Development
"The pride which is proud of want of pride is the most intolerable of all."
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Personal Development
"Pride is the direct appreciation of oneself."
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Personal Development
"Gracious pride is a wonderful quality when it is used for good, it brings out the best in you and encourages the best in others."
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Personal Development
"Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner."
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Personal Development
"We take pride in what we do."
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Personal Development
"There may not be an emotion more complex than the dual stations of pride. The positive connation of pride " the telluric current resulting from both natural causes and interactions of human beings " flows from the conception of applying a person's best effort to accomplish worthwhile tasks. The negative connotation of pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments."
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Personal Development
"Gracious pride is a powerful motivator and an exceptional quality. It drives a person to strive for excellence, keep promises, not give up, be more resilient, maintain optimism, and hold their head high while enduring challenge and change."
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"Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold."
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Light
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Writing
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Society
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Psychology
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Hatred
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People
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