#ride

Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains? ↗

— Jane Austen

#mountains #prejudice #pride #rocks #men

If you were to give me forty such men, I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness. No, no, let me shift for myself; and, perhaps, if I have very good luck, I may meet with another Mr. Collins in time. ↗

— Jane Austen

#men

Take pride away from a man and you might as well run a knife through his heart. ↗

— Julie Garwood

#pride #men

There is no greater evil than men's failure to consult and to consider. ↗

— Sophocles

#consideration #pride #thoughtfulness #men

He hesitated till the last moment, but finally dropped them in the box, saying, "I shall win!"--the cry of a gambler, the cry of the great general, the compulsive cry that has ruined more men than it has ever saved. ↗

— Honoré de Balzac

#pride #self-assuredness #truism #men

If I understand this correctly Christ taught here the alarming doctrine that the desire for honor among men made belief impossible. ↗

— A.W. Tozer

#honor #pride #men

Pride measures prosperity not by her own advantages but by the disadvantages of others. She would not even wish to be a goddess unless there were some wretches left whom she could order about and lord it over, whose misery would make her happiness seem all the more extraordinary, whose poverty can be tormented and exacerbated by a display of her wealth. This infernal serpent, pervading the human heart, keeps men from reforming their lives, holding them back like a suckfish. ↗

— Thomas More

#pride #sin #virtue #men

Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other factor. ↗

— Charles Dow

#pride #men

It is unforgivable that men and women who have worked the land and served us for generations should be so bewildered and fearful, because of laws made to accommodate the greed of others," Darcy said, "Laws are meant to make the lives of citizens better, not worse. ↗

— Rebecca Ann Collins

#darcy #laws #pride-and-prejudice #regency #men

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#people #prejudice #pride #relationships #vanity