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«They were called grunts, and many of them, however grudgingly, were proud of the name. They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war.»
Author: Bernard Edelman
| Keywords:
foot soldier, foot soldiers, grudgingly, grunt, grunted, grunting, grunts, infantryman, infantrymen, proud of, Soldiers of the
«Ours is the age which is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to.»
«They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it.»
Author: Jay Carr
| About:
Cynicism,
Opportunity,
Pride
| Keywords:
cynicism, encased, opportunist, opportunists, proud of
«This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.»
«The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell»
Author: Simone Weil
(Activist, Mystic, Philosopher)
| About:
Intelligence,
Pride
| Keywords:
cell, condemned, proud, proud of
«Underachiever---and proud of it, man!»
«The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it»
Author: Mignon McLaughlin
(Author, Journalist)
| About:
Humility
| Keywords:
humility, proud, proud of
«We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration.»
Author: Milan Kundera
(Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
acquired, ancestor, brilliant, distant, exalted, fidelities, fidelity, in a moment, merge, merging, proud of, ridiculously
«To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Knowledge
| Keywords:
proud of
«The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Positive thinking,
Respect
| Keywords:
charities, charity, child, conduct, deference, example, Father, fathering, forgiveness, good example, mother, opponent, proud, prouder, proud of, respect, tolerance
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