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"Arrogant pride (abhimaan) means public display of self-pride (maan)."
"Until pride (vanity) leaves, there is nothing but pain, pain and more pain!"
"Egoism [Ahamkar: Aham=I; kar=did] means 'I did'. Where one is not the doer and he says, 'I did'; that is egoism. To do egoism and to walk around with an inflated chest is pride (maan) and then to go on telling others 'I did it myself', is known as pride with my-ness (abhiman)."
"Living a short life as a proud person is more worthwhile than living a whole century as a chameleon."
"Worrying is the greatest pride, which is why nature punishes one heavily. Nature punishes more the one who worries, than it does the one who curses God. The doer is some other entity and you are worrying? Are you mightier than even nature?"
"Don't keep your greatness; exhibit it to the admiration of all but note however also to keep your precious something hidden for discovery. When it is discovered, it shall win awe and admiration, and it shall be an inspiration!"
"With too much pride a man cannot learn a thing. In and of itself, learning teaches you how foolish you are."
Explore more quotes by Michel de Montaigne
"If ordinary people complain that I speak too much of myself, I complain that they do not even think of themselves."
"I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it."
"It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength."
"We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom."
"Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self."
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