False Sense of Superiority Quotes

On the most exalted throne in the world, we are still seated on nothing but our arse.

An individual's arrogance is always in proportion to his lack of self-assurance.

Confidence gives a fool the advantage over a wise man.

If we see pride among people who have no idea about Dharma, it is understandable. However, if afflictive emotions and haughtiness are present among Dharma practitioners, it is great disgrace to practice

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.

Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .

Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured.

He who considers himself a paragon of wisdom is sure to commit some superlatively stupid act.

I don't want to take fame for granted because that is when you start to think you are better than everyone else. That is when you start thinking that you are someone that you are not.

Pride blinds people to the truth of what they are.

Pride is a sweetmeat, to be savoured in small pieces; it makes for a poor feast.

Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion. I repeat: Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion.

Pride comes before a fall - although in [Henry Kissinger's] case it's more conceit than pride.

The threat to men of great dignity, privilege, and pretense is not from the radicals they revile; it is from accepting their own myth.

To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special.

Any titles, money, or privilege you inherit are actually hindrances. They delude you into believing you are owed respect.

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.

I think a lot of self-importance is a product of fear. And fear, living in sort of an un-self-examined fear-based life, tends to lead to narcissism and self-importance.

A little arrogance (or even a lot) isn't such a bad thing, although your mother undoubtedly told you different. Mine did. "Pride goeth before a fall, Stephen", she said... and then I found out - right around the age that is 19 x 2 - that eventually you fall down, anyway.

Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.

I have a particular dislike of human pride. And if you think that you can engineer outcomes, that's a manifestation of pride. Among other things, it's impractical. It just doesn't work. The world doesn't work that way.

Unchecked pride evolves into swagger, a hypnotizing mask of insecurity that can and does compromise our ability to make progress and attain power. Pride stands in the way of forgiveness and a strategic approach to navigating a chessboard rigged to prevent pawns from becoming kings and queens.

Do not try to entrap others with your haughty knowledge. To your wide surprise, they will entrap you with their lengthy ignorance.

I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it.