There are many vices inherent in pride itself, it generates many other vices as well. It prevents men from acquiring inward and outward merits and from enjoying the blessings of this world and the Hereafter. It causes hatred and rancor in human hearts, disgraces man in the eyes of his fellow human beings, and brings…
Read More »
A proud person exhibits his pride…
A proud person exhibits his pride, not paying any attention to its outward revelation. The intensity of his pride makes him lose control over himself. Then, his pride finds expression in his movements and pauses. In social gatherings he shows his self-importance by taking a lead over other people while entering and leaving. He neither…
Read More »
Mountaineering brings both pride and humbleness…
Mountaineering brings both pride and humbleness. When you are at the mountain tops and climbing up, you develop a sense of greatness. When you cannot go on, you discover your smallness. SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN
“Though the person afflicted…
“Though the person afflicted with the vice of pride tries to conceal it due to some reason or other and tries to show no sign of it, but since this evil tree of pride has run its roots in his heart, its effects nevertheless manifest themselves. As soon as any change occurs in the natural…
Read More »
Pride can also arise from other causes…
Pride can also arise from other causes, all of which relate to a sense of one’s worth and excellence which others are imagined to lack. For instance, someone who comes of a noble descent looks down on those who are not like him. Other reasons relate to personal beauty and charm, one’s tribe, the number…
Read More »