“A man's wounded pride is a violate force.”
“Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.”
“Pride is a wound, and vanity is the scab on it. One's life picks at the scab to open the wound again and again. In men, it seldom heals and often grows septic.”
“Rigid geometry forced in varied curves is "mother," / is "nature," is systematic violation." Muy Bueno. / This device is for you, the mutilated of no art.”
“Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.”
“The pauper is vulnerable to pride and pride is the destroyer of man's glory.”