Top 1200 National Pride Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

People who parade their holiness are operating dangerously close to the sin of pride.

Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy

Little learning and much pride come of hasty reading.

I can see his pride Peep through each part of him.

Love, Arthur, is a poodle's chance of attaining the infinite, and personally I have my pride.

If I fail it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.

Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.

No man has ever had a point of pride that was not injurious to him.

Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by.

It’s pretty thin, the wall separating healthy confidence and unhealthy Pride.

Like pride, blind optimism may go before a fall.

My mother always told me to take pride in my appearance.

Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.

Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none

I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.

'Fringe' has been a point of pride. I share the passion for the show that the fans have.

The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.

I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.

I take pride in taking the hard road and prove to people I earned it.

Taking somebody's money without permission is stealing, unless you work for the IRS; then it's taxation. Killing people en masse is homicidal mania, unless you work for the Army; then it's National Defense. Spying on your neighbors is invasion of privacy, unless you work for the FBI; then it's National Security. Running a whorehouse makes you a pimp and poisoning people makes you a murderer, unless you work for the CIA; then it's counter-intelligence.

If we are true servants of the masses, we would take pride in spinning for their sake.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Attitude is an accurate monitor of where we fall on the spectrum of pride and humility.

Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig.

Leading by example is something I've always tried to pride myself on.

I try to take a lot of pride in what I can do in terms of knowing the defense.

Black and brown pride have been taught in my household for a long time.

I was a goody two shoes - a straight-A girl, and I took pride in my studies.

I favor a form of cosmopolitanism that takes nations very seriously, particularly because of the role of national law in sustaining or, unfortunately, undermining human rights. Some cosmopolitans take the metaphor of global citizenship - the etymology of the word, after all, just comes from a Greek phrase meaning citizen of the world - to rule out taking national citizenship seriously. I think that's a big mistake. Why can't I be loyal to America and to humanity? After all, I can be loyal to America and to New York city!

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of.

In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and arrogance.

It's our country. I have a lot of pride in it and the flag and what that's about and all the people who fought for it.

Subway is a real point of pride. We have influenced the way people eat.

Three sparks - pride, envy, and avarice - have been kindled in all hearts.

Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.

I hope that I helped to build a fierce pride in what we are and what we can do if we set our minds to it.

How can there be pride in a contrite heart? Humility is the earliest fruit of religion.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

Indifference and pride look very much alike, and he probably thought I was proud.

There are times this stony heart of mine feels a burst of British pride.

Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.

There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action.

I pride myself on being available to as many people's stories as I possibly can.

The question we do not see when we are young is whether we own pride or are owned by it.

The path marked Pride will lead you over a cliff.

Pride requires very costly food-its keeper's happiness.

I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.

I take great pride in my defense because the bat is not always going to be there.

We take refuge in pride, because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.

Look at me, the Front National got many more votes than the Alternative for Germany. Marine Le Pen ended up with 34 percent of the vote, 34 percent! I defended Europe, an open society and all my values. The Front National has been significantly weakened. In the debates, you don't hear anything from them anymore - because we engaged them in battle. Now is the time to be bold! The only answer to the Alternative for Germany is courage and ambition.

Part of my craft is catching the ball, so I definitely put a lot of pride into it.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

The ability to take pride in your own work is one of the hallmarks of sanity.

I've always taken pride in relating to the underdog or little guy or gal.

To have had the honor of captaining the team fills me with immense pride.

Of all the fools that pride can boast, A Coxcomb claims distinction most.

I think the gap between the rich and the poor is a dangerous phenomenon in Russia and it needs the attention of the state. The only reasonable way to correct the situation today is not to go after big businesses, but to give breathing room to medium and small businesses. That means protecting citizens and small entrepreneurs from arbitrary rule and from corruption. It means investing the revenues from the national natural resources into the national infrastructure, education and health care. And we must learn to do so without shameful theft and embezzlement.

From what I can see, too many kids don't learn pride in their country anymore.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

The walls of pride are high and wide, can't see over to the other side.