An exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his teachers?
Criss JamiTags: imagination learning school confidence humility genius arrogance theory teaching pride ego attention students attention-span gifted
Every man has a specific skill, whether it is discovered or not, that more readily and naturally comes to him than it would to another, and his own should be sought and polished. He excels best in his niche - originality loses its authenticity in one's efforts to obtain originality.
Criss JamiTags: success education natural originality humility authenticity winning creativity discovery pride business skill talents discipline real polish gifted excel niche
The logic behind patriotism is a mystery. At least a man who believes that his own family or clan is superior to all others is familiar with more than 0.000003% of the people involved.
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For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.
Criss JamiTags: honesty christianity humility pride imperfections humble imperfect flaws self-righteousness righteousness fearless righteous believer self-righteous
Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations.
Criss JamiTags: motivational inspirational truth future power death mortality encouragement discovery pride immortality generations legacy building
It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent. On the contrary, teachings can be either taken or dismissed; whereas voting is the only thing the average person can do to force everyone to live how they would prefer. A simple vote is among the largest yet most acceptable forms of bigotry, and that is because people play the card only when they feel that in doing so it conveniences themselves.
Criss JamiTags: politics philosophy belief hypocrisy selfishness philosophers pride voting bigotry apologetics convictions teachings hypocrites theologians convenience evangelists
Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired.
Criss JamiTags: wisdom knowledge learning humility understanding simplicity information pride development letting-go
Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.
Criss JamiTags: hate communication selfish arrogance pride business egotism insult superiority inferiority body-language offensive cocky silence-communication nonexistent
Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner.
Criss JamiTags: morality spiritual dictatorship conceit force pride authority ego false condemnation leaders false-belief dictator dominion false-prophet false-teacher
Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other factor.
Charles Henry DowTags: pride lack-of-research
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