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| A man may have a just esteem of himself without being proud. | 1 |
| A Burston horse and a Cambridge master of arts will give way to nobody. | 2 |
| A clown enriched knows neither relation or friend. French. | 3 |
| A little dog, a cow without horns, and a short man, are generally proud. | 4 |
| A man well mounted is always proud. French. | 5 |
| A proud look makes foul work in a fair face. | 6 |
| A proud mind and a poor purse are ill met. | 7 |
| A proud pauper and a rich miser are contemptible beings. Italian. | 8 |
| A very proud man is always wilful. | 9 |
And the devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility. Coleridge. | 10 |
| As proud as a cock on his own dunghill. | 11 |
| As proud as an apothecary. | 12 |
| As proud come behind as go before. | 13 |
| But yesterday out of the shell, to-day he despises the shell. Turkish. | 14 |
| Decency and decorum are not pride. | 15 |
| Every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king’s horses. | 16 |
| “Fie upon thee, how black thou art,” said the kettle to the sauce-pan. Danish. | 17 |
| He does not think milk and water of himself. | 18 |
| He is as proud as a peacock, and calls for ram’s milk. Modern Greek. | 19 |
| He that is proud eats up himself. Shakespeare. | 20 |
| He that is too proud to ask, is too good to receive. | 21 |
| He who is on horseback no longer knows his own father. Russian. | 22 |
| He who is puffed up with the first gale of prosperity will bend beneath the first blast of adversity. | 23 |
| I do hate a proud man, as I hate the engendering of toads. Shakespeare. | 24 |
| I wa’d na ca’ the king my cousin. | 25 |
| If pride lead the van, beggary brings up the rear. Franklin. | 26 |
| If pride were an art, how many doctors we should have. Italian. | 27 |
| It is good pride to desire to be the best of men. | 28 |
| It is not a sign of humility to declaim against pride. | 29 |
| It is pride, not nature, that craves much. | 30 |
| Neediness conquers pride. | 31 |
| No pride like that of an enriched beggar. | 32 |
| Nothing more thankful than pride when complied with. | 33 |
| Of all vice pride loudest calls and for the largest bowl. Young. | 34 |
| Peacock, look at your legs. German. | 35 |
| Pride and grace ne’er dwell in one place. | 36 |
| Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, supped with infamy. | 37 |
| Pride continues not. German. | 38 |
| Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold. | 39 |
| Pride feels no cold. | 40 |
| Pride goes before and shame follows after. | 41 |
| Pride goes hated, cursed and abominated by all. Hammond. | 42 |
| Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Bible. | 43 |
| Pride had rather go out of the way than go behind. | 44 |
| Pride in prosperity turns to misery in adversity. | 45 |
| Pride increaseth our enemies, but putteth our friends to flight. | 46 |
| Pride is as loud a beggar as want and great deal more saucy. | 47 |
| Pride is the mask of one’s own faults. Hebrew. | 48 |
| Pride is the sworn enemy of content. | 49 |
| Pride is joined with many virtues, chokes them all. | 50 |
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Pride, like anger, builds among the stars,
But pleasure, lark like, rests upon the ground. Young. | 51 |
| Pride leaves home on horseback but returns on foot. German. | 52 |
| Pride loves no man and is beloved by no man. | 53 |
| Pride may lurk under a threadbare coat. | 54 |
| Pride must have a fall. Shakespeare. | 55 |
| Pride must suffer pain. Hans Andersen. | 56 |
| Pride ne’er leaves its master till it gets a fa’. | 57 |
| Pride often borrows the cloak of humility. | 58 |
| Pride scorns a director and choler a counsellor. | 59 |
| Pride scorns the vulgar, yet lies at its mercy. | 60 |
| Pride sleeps in a gilded crown, contentment in a cotton nightcap. Punch. | 61 |
Pride still is aiming at the best abodes,
Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Pope. | 62 |
| Pride the first peer and president of hell. De Foe. | 63 |
| Pride the never failing vice of fools. Pope. | 64 |
Pride triumphant rears her head,
A little while and all her power is fled. Goldsmith. | 65 |
| Proud as a peacock, all strut and show. | 66 |
| Proud looks lose hearts, but courteous words win them. | 67 |
| The best manners are stained by the addition of pride. | 68 |
| The man in boots does not know the man in shoes. | 69 |
| The nobler the blood the less the pride. Danish. | 70 |
| The noblest character is stained by the addition of pride. Claudianus. | 71 |
| The pride of the poor does not endure. Danish. | 72 |
| The pride that holds its head high rarely picks up anything, whereas modesty like a diver gathers pearls by keeping his head low. Punch. | 73 |
| The proud man, who gets wet through rather than ride in the carriage of an inferior. Punch. | 74 |
| There are some who despise pride with greater pride. Italian. | 75 |
| ’Tis good beating proud folks for they’ll not complain. | 76 |
| ’Tis pride and not nature that craves much. | 77 |
| ’Tis pride in fashion that puts humility out of countenance. | 78 |
| When a proud man hears another praised he thinks himself injured. | 79 |
| When pride rides shame lackeys. | 80 |
| When they came to shoe the horses of the pacha the beetle stretched out his leg. | 81 |
| You a gentleman and I a gentleman, who will milk the cow? (Satire on pride.) Turkish. | 82 |
| You a lady, I a lady, who is to put the sow out of doors? (Satire on pride.) Gallician. | 83 |
| You gazed at the moon and fell into the gutter. | 84 |
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