I need a quote on pride...?

Question

Not a negative quote, but a quote where pride is a good thing. Like a quote of being proud of who you are. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

the intellegent man who is proud of his intellegence is like a condemend man who is proud of his large cells

Answer 2

I am not sure if you are looking for an original quote, but these are two good ones.

The only lifelong, reliable motivations are those that come from within, and one of the strongest of those is the joy and pride that grow from knowing that you've just done something as well as you can do it.” - Lloyd Dobens

OR

"The pride of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."  - Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi

Answer 3

My mom and dad has a comp.

called pride :)

they make 8000 a month :)

I dont know if this makes a difference but I

hope I tried!

Answer 4

I also highly recommend http://www.5000quotations.com the site of many good quotes.

Good luck!

Answer 5

im proud to be myself. like i have pride (im not full of myself in any way). but im different from most others. i like what i do and who i am. and dont care what other people think. and im proud of that.

Answer 6

"He that is proud eats up himself. Pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise."

-Shakespeare, The History of Troilus and Cressida (Agamemnon at II, iii)

"O world, how apt the poor are to be proud." -Shakespeare, The Twelfth Night, or What You Will (Olivia at III, i)

"There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so." -Charles Caleb Colton

Answer 7

There's several quotes on the quotations page at www.alternativeeducationbible.com that might help you with that.  It's a free website by teachers, for teachers.

Answer 8

Pride is not a prejudice