Quotes about Hubris
But Pride always means enmity -- it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.
— CS Lewis
There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.
— Publilius Syrus
Woe unto them who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!… Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust, because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
— Terry James
It is the pride of kings that throws man kind into confusion.
— Thomas Paine
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
— Thomas Jefferson
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
— George Bernard Shaw
He knows nothing; he thinks he knows everything - that clearly points to a political career.
— George Bernard Shaw
The man who glories in his luck may be overthrown by destiny.
— Euripides
Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.
— Emily Bronte
It is scarcely credible to what degree discernment may be dazzled by the mist of pride, and wisdom infatuated by the intoxication of flattery.
— Samuel Johnson
however baby man may brag of his science and skill, and however much, in a flattering future, that science and skill may augment; yet for ever and for ever, to the crack of doom, the sea will insult and murder him, and pulverize the stateliest, stiffest frigate he can make;
— Herman Melville
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces people into thinking they can't lose.
— Bill Gates