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«Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith»
Author: Garth Brooks (Country singer) | About: Faith | Keywords: proud, straight
«The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell»
«The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.»
«The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it»
«The blind cannot see - the proud will not»
Author: Russian Proverb | Keywords: blind, proud, The Blind
«The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.»
«The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful -because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.»
«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.»
«She that was ever fair and never proud,Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud.»
«Small things make base men proud.»

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