He that is proud eats up himself; pride in his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise

Quote by Shakespeare

Topics: Praise Quotes, Pride Quotes

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasance, age full of...

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasance, age full of...

At your age The hey-day in the blood is tame, it's humble.

At your age The hey-day in the blood is tame, it's humble.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

For where is any author in the world, Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye?...

For where is any author in the world, Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye?...

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in...

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in...

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid...

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid...

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

To be wise and love exceeds man's might.

To be wise and love exceeds man's might.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

For when we rage, advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wits...

For when we rage, advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wits...

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

Why this is very midsummer madness.

Why this is very midsummer madness.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The love of heaven makes one heavenly.

The love of heaven makes one heavenly.

I will instruct my sorrows to be proud For grief is proud an't makes his...

I will instruct my sorrows to be proud For grief is proud an't makes his...

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's...

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's...

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...