“There is seemingly no biological benefit to acting with conscience; if there were, only moral individuals would survive and procreate. Sadly, we know that's not true. The benefit of conscience is that you won't suffer guilt (private) or shame (public), and that by your own self-imposed definition, you are a moral human, a special kind of animal who takes unique pride in elevating him/herself above the termites.” IfsKnowsHumansKindSelfSufferingIndividualAnimalActingMoralSpecialPrideBenefitsUniqueConscienceShameGuiltDefinitionsElevating Book:How Could You Do That?!: Abdication of Character, Courage, Consci Source: How Could You Do That?!: Abdication of Character, Courage, Consci
“What makes false reckoning, as regards gratitude, is that the pride of the giver and the receiver cannot agree as to the value of the benefit.” ValuesPrideGratitudeBenefitsRegardAgreeGiverReckoningReceiver Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous. To be convinced of this we need only represent, on the one hand,the numberless benefits which result from vanity, as industry, the arts, fashions, politeness, and taste; and on the other, the infinite evils which spring from the pride of certain nations, a laziness, poverty, a total neglect of everything.” NeedsArtHandsGovernmentCertainEvilNationsResultsPovertyFashionDangerousPrideIndustryTasteBenefitsSpringInfiniteConvincedVanityNeglectLazinessPoliteness Author:Baron de Montesquieu
“Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor's glory.” UseCausesPrideBenefitsGloryBenefactors Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone's feelings. But what I have seen on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is that no one benefits from holding back and keeping things bottled up inside. So I pride myself on speaking my mind and not being afraid to give honest feedback.” GivingMindShowsFeelingsBeliefHurtHonestPrideBenefitsPoliteFeedbackBeing AfraidHolding BackTrue FeelingsBeing PoliteHurting SomeoneSpeaking My MindHonest Feedback Author:Nate Berkus
“It is the duty of a prudent minister of God to hold his ministry in honor and to see to it that it is respected by those who are in his charge. Moreoever, it is the duty of a faithful minister not to exceed his powers and not to abuse his office in pride, but, rather, to administer it for the benefit of his subjects.” SubjectsDutyPrideHonorOfficeBenefitsAbuseMinistersFaithfulMinistryExceedPrudent Book:Lectures on Romans Source: Lectures on Romans
“When teams win and play well, everyone benefits from a financial standpoint. But everyone takes pride in people being able to achieve at that level.” PeopleWellsPlayAbleWinningLevelsTeamAchievePrideBenefitsFinancialStandpoint Author:Brendan Daly
“Even if they were willing to let you remove your Pride from the council's collective influence—and they won't be—there's a reason the council exists. We band together because there's strength in numbers. Because in its unperverted state, the council ensures representative government and a pooling of resources and ideas that benefits everyone." "Yes, but the operative word there is unperverted, and right now, you guys are operating under the thumb of the biggest power-pervert ever to swish his tail in the U.S. He's like Hitler with fur.” IfsIdeasStatesReasonGovernmentTogetherGuyNumbersInfluenceWillingPrideRight NowBandBenefitsResourcesCollectivesRemoveRepresentativesTailsCouncilThumbsFurRepresentative GovernmentStrength In Numbers Book:Alpha Source: Alpha