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Don't be cocky, 'Pride cometh before the fall

Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Sherrilyn Kenyon
American - Writer
Born: 1965

Pride goes before a fall, they say, And yet we often find, The folks who throw all pride away Most often fall behind.

William Hazlitt

Pride comes before a fall - although in [Henry Kissinger's] case it's more conceit than pride.

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Pride may go before a fall, but jealousy goes before destruction.

Gladys Taber

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Joseph Addison

Pride goeth before the fall....but you've already fallen, haven't you?

Melissa Marr

There's a reason they say,"Pride goeth before a fall.

Richelle Mead

Like pride, blind optimism may go before a fall.

David Myers

I'm keenly aware of the Pride coming before the Fall . . . but I really do like what I've been able to do here.

Wil Wheaton

I don't say it in a cocky way, but I take pride in being one of the best at doing what I do.

Sean Combs

A little arrogance (or even a lot) isn't such a bad thing, although your mother undoubtedly told you different. Mine did. "Pride goeth before a fall, Stephen", she said... and then I found out - right around the age that is 19 x 2 - that eventually you fall down, anyway.

Stephen King

The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they know it.

Mark W. Clark

Arrogance cometh before reality.

Wes Fesler

Am I cocky or conceited? I'm definitely cocky. But at the root is confidence and humility.

Frank Shamrock

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

John C. Maxwell

There's nothing I hate more than an over-cocky person. I have friends that'll be all cocky and then go out and get their butt whooped. They're the worst.

Hailie Deegan

When I'm considering an idea, and there is an element of hubris involved, I generally feel comfortable that it's going to be a good story. Pride goeth before a fall. It's an element of a lot of big stories.

Erik Larson

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