“Though you strut proud of your money, yet fortune has not changed your birth. [Lat., Licet superbus ambules pecuniae, Fortuna non mutat genus.]” MoneyChangedProudBirthFortuneProud Of YouFortuna Author:Horace
“Those who merely possess the goods of fortune may be haughty and insolent; . . . they try to imitate the great-souled man without being really like him, and only copy him in what they can, reproducing his contempt for others but not his virtuous conduct. For the great-souled man is justified in despising other people - his estimates are correct; but most proud men have no good ground for their pride.” PeopleMenTryingMayHuman NaturePrideProudFortuneGoodsCopiesContemptBeing RealVirtuousJustifiedHaughtyInsolentProud ManReproducing Author:Aristotle
“Though a censure lies against those who are poor and proud, yet is Pride sooner to be forgiven in a poor person than in a rich one; since in the latter it is insult and arrogance; in the former, it may be a defense against temptations to dishonesty; and, if manifested on proper occasions, may indicate a natural bravery of mind, which the frowns of fortune cannot depress.” IfsMindMayPersonsLyingNaturalPoorRichPrideProudBraveryFortuneDefenseTemptationFormerOccasionsArroganceInsultLatterDepressingForgivenDishonestyCensure Author:Samuel Richardson
“Being president means leaving one's name in the history book of which few men are authors. It is my fortune to be blessed with a proud name, one that parents will employ for generations to instill the values of honesty, independence, and above all, courage in their sons.” MenMeanBookValuesNamesParentPresidentGenerationsHonestySonProudIndependenceBlessedFortuneLeavingInstillHistory BooksBeing Blessed Author:Grover Cleveland
“I have no desire to live anywhere else but New Zealand. I've had the good fortune to travel widely around the world, but New Zealand is home - and I like to be here. I'm proud to be a New Zealander.” WorldHomeDesireProudFortuneAround The WorldGood FortuneNew ZealandDesire To Live Author:Edmund Hillary