“The diseased pride [of artistic individualists] was not even conscious of a public interest, and would have found all political terms utterly tasteless and insignificant. It was no longer a question of one man one vote, but of one man one universe.” MenPoliticalUniverseFoundTermInterestPrideConsciousVoteIndividualityArtisticOne ManInsignificantPublic InterestDiseased Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“Madame de Stael thought it was pride in mankind to endeavour to penetrate the secret of the universe; and speaking of the higher metaphysics she said: "I prefer the Lord's Prayer to it all."” SaidUniversePrayerSecretLordMankindPrideHigherMetaphysicsPenetrateEndeavour Author:Madame de Stael
“What happened is that in the middle of my life I went away and in my own sense of hubris, pride, cynicism, thought, I am an autonomous being in the world, I can control things, I am God.' But my experiment at being God failed! And they do have a great saying in AA: 'Get down off the cross, we need the wood!' And the important thing is to realise you are not the centre of the universe, you are not God.” WorldNeedsI CanImportantUniverseMy OwnHappenedMiddleHumourPrideCrossesImportant ThingsWoodsExperimentsRealisingCynicismCentreHubrisAutonomous Author:John Waters
“One of the things capitalism does is, it does enhance and exacerbate the sin of pride, making yourself, the material world the center of your universe, instead of God's will.” WorldDoeUniverseSinMaterialsPrideCapitalismGods WillMaterial WorldSin Of Pride Author:David Brooks
“There is but one soul throughout the universe, all is but one existence - "Thou art in the woman, thou in the man, thou in the young man walking in the pride of youth, thou in the old man tottering on his stick - thou art All - in all, in everything, and I am thee, because I am made from thee."” MenArtMadeSoulGodYoungUniverseExistenceYouthHe ManPrideWalkingSticksTheeYoung ManOld Man Author:Swami Vivekananda
“But we are not dedicating or building any Capitol or Pyramid to human Pride, but found a holy temple in the human Intellect, on the model of the Universe... For whatever is worthy of Existence is worthy of Knowledge-which is the Image (or Echo) of Existence.” HumansUniverseFoundExistenceKnowledgeBuildingPrideHolyModelsWorthyIntellectTemplesEchoesPyramidsCapitol Book:Francisci BAconi de Verulamio, ...: Novum organum, sive Indicia vera de interpretatione naturæ Source: Francisci BAconi de Verulamio, ...: Novum organum, sive Indicia vera de interpretatione naturæ