Posted by editormum on 15 August 2010 in Uncategorized |
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Trying to be what I am not, and cannot be, is not only arrogant, it is stupid. … If I make myself a martyr to appease my false guilt, then I am falling into the age-old trap of pride. — Madeleine L’Engle in The Summer of the Great-Grandmother
Tags: life, Madeleine L'Engle, Philosophy, pretense, pride
Posted by editormum on 23 November 2005 in
Character |
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These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. — The […]
Tags: Bible, dishonesty, lying, mischief, murder, pride, Religion, troublemaker
Posted by editormum on 27 December 2004 in
Character,
Education |
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Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. — Lord Chesterfield
Tags: character, education, intelligence, Lord Chesterfield, pride, superiority
Posted by editormum on 15 December 2004 in Uncategorized |
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Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not. — Vaclav Havel
Tags: life, pride, Vaclav Havel