Fondare 190 Risultati per: Pride

• when the heart forgets its Maker; and of all sin pride is the root. Leave it, or curses thou shalt have in full measure, and be ruined at the last. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 15)

• Pride was never made for man’s estate; never child born of woman had anger’s mood for its birthright. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 22)

• better fall to work and have a full belly than keep thy pride and go fasting. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 30)

• Abate thy pride, keep body and soul together; value thy life as it deserves. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 31)

• Plume not thyself when thou goest bravely clad, nor pride thyself in thy brief hour of greatness. Of wonder and of praise what else is worthy, but the doings of the most High? And these, how hedged about with secrecy! (Ecclesiasticus 11, 4)

• Those giants of long ago who perished in the pride of their strength, did they find pardon of their guilt? (Ecclesiasticus 16, 8)

• Thanks while yet thou livest, thanks while health and strength are still with thee, to praise God and to take pride in all his mercies! (Ecclesiasticus 17, 27)

• A foul blot it is, to take pride in wrong-doing; a courting of death, to despise reproof; a riddance of much mischief, to forswear chattering. (Ecclesiasticus 19, 5)

• Browbeat and oppress the poor, thy own wealth shall dwindle; riches that are grown too great the proud cannot long enjoy; pride shrivels wealth. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 5)

• Discipline thy son, and thou shalt take pride in him; he shall be thy boast among thy familiars. (Ecclesiasticus 30, 2)

• Men called to account everywhere for their deeds, the harvest of their mortal pride, (Ecclesiasticus 35, 24)

• will make known to all the tradition of teaching he has received, and take pride in that law which is the Lord’s covenant with man. (Ecclesiasticus 39, 11)