A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.
A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance.
Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.
I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.