![[Heraclitus had] the highest form of pride [stemming] from a certainty of belief in the truth as grasped by himself alone. He brings this form, by its excessive development, into a sublime pathos by involuntary identification of himself with his truth.](/assets/img/quote-photos/heraclitus-had-the-highest-form-of-pride-stemming-from-a-certainty-of-belief.jpg)
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pride
I take pride in being a results-oriented person. Paul Hatch
pride united
I think it's just pride in the United States, period,
pride boys joy
I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous boy, The sleepless soul that perished in his pride; Of him who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough, along the mountain-side. By our own spirits we are deified; We Poets in our youth begin in gladness, But thereof come in the end despondency and madness. William Wordsworth
pride ladders backwards
We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder... We feel that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards. Robert Mugabe
pride men discovery
Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of his pride, they are at least sufficient to animate his industry. Samuel Johnson
pride sacrifice men
We who have grown up on a diet of honour and shame can still grasp what must seem unthinkable to people living in the aftermath of the death of God and of tragedy: that men will sacrifice their dearest love on the implacable altars of their pride. Salman Rushdie
pride dedication self
As I look back, I feel a touch of pride at my younger self's dedication to literature, which gave him the strength of mind to resist the blandishments of the enemies of promise. The sirens of ad-land sang sweetly and seductively, but I thought of Odysseus lashing himself to the mast of his ship, and somehow stayed on course.
pride feet people
My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything. Wesley Snipes
pride helping my-family
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering. W. S. Gilbert
sublime sorrow christianity
Christianity has made martyrdom sublime, and sorrow triumphant. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
sublime events wonderful
What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations. Benjamin Disraeli
sublime essentials thieves
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. Denis Diderot
sublime borders ridiculous
When authors and critics talk of the sublime, they see not how nearly it borders on the ridiculous. Thomas Paine
sublime elements canyons
The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse. John Wesley Powell
sublime treasure poverty
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty. Francis of Assisi
development levels characteristics
The level of potential physical productivity of a society depends on both the development of the intellect of its members, and a minimal standard of both demographic characteristics and of consumption. Robert Trout
development systematic events
If there is a case for mental events and mental states, it must be that the positing of them, like the positing of molecules, hassome indirect systematic efficacy in the development of theory. Willard Van Orman Quine
development definitions language
I am not learning definitions as established in even the latest dictionaries. I am not a dictionary-maker. I am a person a dictionary-maker has to contend with. I am a living evidence in the development of language. William Stafford
development dynasty politics
Development is the solution to all problems. All other types of caste, communal and dynasty politics will not do good. Narendra Modi
development environment should
No one should voluntarily remain in an environment which prevents his development. Orison Swett Marden
development interiors exterior
You cannot have exterior development without interior development to hold it in place. Ken Wilber
development fans huge
I was a huge fan of 'Arrested Development,' and there's just something it tickles in me and it's bright and it's hilarious. Keri Russell
development states american-society
North American society could not have reached its state of high development and modernity had it not been an open society. Mario Vargas Llosa
development software humans
Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings. Niklaus Wirth