To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us.

Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832)

Pride sullies the noblest character.

Claudianus

When dealing¹ with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic². We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling³ with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.

Dale Carnegie

The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion⁴.

Democritus (460 BC - 370 BC)

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)

Generosity⁵ is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)

To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.

Moliere (1622 - 1673)

Pride is a powerful narcotic⁶, but it doesn't do much for the auto-immune system.

Stuart Stevens, Northern Exposure, Brains, Know-How⁷, and Native Intelligence, 1990

The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation⁸.

William Hutton