Pride/vanity

Famous quotes containing the words pride and/or vanity:

    All day long and all night through,
    One thing only must I do:
    Quench my pride and cool my blood,
    Lest I perish in the flood.
    Countee Cullen (1903–1946)

    My lord, the crown which I have borne so long has given enough of vanity in my time. I beseech you not to augment it in this hour when I am so near my death.
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)