There is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich.
Proverbs and old sayings French about proudness, wealth
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None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power.
Proverbs and old sayings French about proudness, common sense, power, people
The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail.
Proverbs and old sayings French about voice, flowers, proudness
Too much humility is pride.
Proverbs and old sayings German about humility, proudness
Meekness is the pride of the humble.
Proverbs and old sayings German about proudness
No pride like that of an enriched beggar.
Proverbs and old sayings German about proudness
Virtue would not go far, if a little vanity walked not with it.
Proverbs and old sayings German about proudness, vanity, virtue
If youthful pride were wealth, then every man would have had it in his lifetime.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about youth, proudness, wealth, man
If deeds are wanting, all words appear mere vanity and emptiness.
Proverbs and old sayings Greek about proudness, vanity, deeds, word
To have two eyes is cause for pride; but to have one eye is better than to have none.
Proverbs and old sayings Guinean about proudness, eyes
To have two eyes can be cause for pride; but to have one eye is better than to have none.
Proverbs and old sayings Guinean about proudness, eyes
Pride is the mask we make of our faults.
Proverbs and old sayings about proudness
Poverty is no disgrace, but neither do you have to take pride in it.
Proverbs and old sayings about proudness, poverty, contentment
In my life of vanity i saw everything: a righteous man dying in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long after his evil deeds.
Proverbs and old sayings about rightness, proudness, vanity, deeds, life, man
Eat fire and your mouth burn; live on credit and your pride will burn.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about proudness, fire, fire brigade
Pride comes before a fall.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about proudness, fall
The pride of women and the pride of priests.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about proudness
A swan would die with pride only for its black feet.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about proudness, magic, death
Pride went out on horseback, and returned on foot.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about proudness
If pride were an art, how many doctors we should have.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about art, magic, proudness
