Close some Doors. Not because of Pride, but because they no longer fit your Life. ” ~ Paulo Coelho
In any kind of negotiation, your ability to walk away is your strongest tool.
The 2012 London Olympics were supposed to restore British National pride. £20 billion to restore British National pride? For £20 billion, we could have written 'F*CK OFF GERMANY' on the moon.
And nothing to look backward to with pride, And nothing to look forward to with hope.
I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
I would always rather be happy than dignified.