Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes

An Englishman hath three qualities, he can suffer no partner in his love, no stranger to be his friend, nor to be dared by any.

He who prides himself upon wealth and honor hastens his own downfall.

We have been proud and thought we were better than any other race, any other people. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to stumble into hell because of our pride.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

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.

We've seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success.

All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

The wounds of calumny, the reproaches of the proud, the venom of the bigoted, the treachery of the false, and the weakness of the true, we have known in our measure; and therein have had communion with our Lord Jesus.

Ambition devours gold and drinks blood and climbs so high by other men's heads, that at the length in the fall, it breaks its own neck; therefore, it is better to live in humble content than in high care and trouble.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

It's always great to play a man who sets himself up to be punctured.

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

We rise in glory as we sink in pride.

Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt.

Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride.

The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone - I think it's narcissism. Even more than hubris. And for women, too. Narcissism is the killer.

He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride.

The greatest enemy a man can have is his prosperity.

What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

Success can breed all kinds of other behavior and cause companies to behave a certain way that isn't necessarily the ingredients for achieving more success. For instance, with success comes arrogance, and that's typically the death of success.

Prosperity often leads to pride, which leads to sin.

I've seen guys who had the craziest amount of talent growing up and let that hype and whatnot and the money go to their head.