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Pride, Arrogance, Conceit

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by Roy Posner and MSS

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Pride

On Pride
Pride is an ego movement involving that which one apparently has achieved or possesses or is endowed with.

Pride is a vital, psychological movement of self-attachment to what one believes is superior inside or out.

A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's capacities, possessions, achievements is pride.

Pride takes pleasure in what one believes or is.

Pride attracts opposition from others who reject or come in conflict with it.

Pride is valuing one's self with the ego.

Love and truth have no pride.

On Pride
Pride stands in the way of further development. (MSS)

Overcoming Pride and Attracting Success in Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice was proud. yet he overcame it, and won over the woman of his dreams for life.

 

Pride, Arrogance, Conceit, Snobishness in Pride and Prejudice

Darcy (Pride, Arrogance)

Collins (Pompous)

Lady Catherine (Snobish)

Darcy (Snobish)

Origins of Pride of Class and Caste
Man enjoys his capacities being rewarded. He really prides in the society recognising him for non-existing capacities. Pride of class and caste arise thus.  (MSS)

Individuality and the End of Pride
The pride of patriotism of the country, the pride of one’s class, family, etc. no longer seem to be there. The individual is left to himself. He who has pride is no individual. (MSS)

Pride in Order to Act
Without an element of pride, a man will not be able to do a thing. Action is pride in action. (MSS)

One's Pride and Another's Pride
That which is offended in me by another man’s pride is my own pride. (MSS)

Conceit

On Conceit, Being Conceited
conceit is a favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth.

Flaunting one's self-appreciation before others is conceit.

 

Arrogance

Arrogance
Arrogance is to behave in ways that do not consider truths outside itself.

 

Arrogance
Arrogance is overbearing pride; exaggerated self-opinion; too great confidence in one's self.

 

Arrogance
Arrogance is the aspiration of lowness to knowledge of life.  (MSS)

 

Shedding Arrogance and Life Response
Shed the arrogance, Life will respond. (MSS)

 

Positive Arrogance
Arrogance in the positive sense is when others are disturbed by one's higher knowledge and truth.

 

 

 

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