Jules Verne Quotes

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

I look upon pride as a sin.

Pride is about the ugliest trait somebody can have.

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

We humans find it difficult to resist infection by hubris..

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.

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

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

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

The people I respect the least are the ones that take themselves way too seriously.

Egos turn me off, big time.

There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

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

On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be.

Pride and vanity, the opposites of humility, can destroy our spiritual health as surely as a debilitating disease can destroy our physical health.

Washington is a city of arrogance.

Arrogance is a creature. It does not have senses. It has only a sharp tongue and the pointing finger.

Pride is not the worst of sins. In fact, it's one of the most interesting ones.