"Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the last; and fast as it is driven from one field unfurls it in another, never admitting that there is a shade less honor in the second field than in the first, or in the third than in the second."

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Source : Helen Hunt Jackson (2010). “Ramona”, p.150, Modern Library

Helen Hunt Jackson

#Hurt Quotes #Pride Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“I love photo sessions. I'm alone, I'm the queen, everyone's taking care of me.”
“But sea power has never led to despotism. The nations that have enjoyed sea power even for a brief period-Athens, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, England, the United States-are those that have preserved freedom for themselves and have given it to others. Of the despotism to which unrestrained military power leads we have plenty of examples from Alexander to Mao.”
“I've learned a lot about things because of the Internet. I'm happy with it, but it's a long road for me. I'm still definitely a little anti.”
“I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.”
“I don't write in Portuguese. I write myself.”
“Birth on U.S. territory has never been an absolute claim to citizenship.”
“I don't want any man to have control over me.”
“My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.”

Source : Letter to Senator George H. Moses on June 14, 1928. "The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover", volume 2, p. 195, 1952.

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