“A proud woman who has learned to submit carries all her pride to the reinforcement of her submission, and looks down with severe superiority on all feminine assumption as unbecoming.” LooksPrideProudAssumptionCarrieFeminineSubmitSuperioritySevereSubmissionReinforcementUnbecomingProud Woman Book:Complete Works Of George Eliot Source: Complete Works Of George Eliot
“As for what I have done as a poet, I take no pride in whatever. Excellent poets have lived at the same time with me, poets more excellent lived before me, and others will come after me. But that in my country I am the only person who knows the truth in the difficult science of colors-of that, I say, I am not a little proud, and here have a consciousness of superiority to many.” KnowsLittlesPersonsCountryDoneDifficultConsciousnessColorPoetPrideProudExcellentSuperiority Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Whoever gives advice to the sick gains a sense of superiority over them, no matter whether his advice is accepted or rejected. That is why sick people who are sensitive and proud hate their advisors even more than their illnesses.” PeopleGivingMatterHateAdviceProudGainsSickIllnessAcceptedSensitiveRejectedSuperiorityAdvisors Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“A kung fu man who was really good was not proud at all. Pride emphasizes the superiority of one's status. There has to be fear and insecurity in pride, because when you aim at being highly esteemed and achieve such status, you automatically start to worry about losing status.” MenWorryAchievePrideProudLosingAimInsecuritySuperiorityKung Fu Author:Bruce Lee