Ellen Terry Quotes

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.

Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.

You cannot oppose reasoning to pride, the principal of all the vices, since, by its very nature, the proud man refuses to listen to it.

Pride is about the ugliest trait somebody can have.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.

Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.

There's a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It's deceptive because when you have pride, you're usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn't sell well.

The biggest turn-off for me is people who think the world of themselves. Arrogance is not a sexy quality, and it really gets on my nerves.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.

In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.

What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs.

Vanity is my favourite sin.

I look upon pride as a sin.

Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it.

Vanity is the quicksand of reason.

I think people who lack humility are really annoying.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.