Pride is . . . Pride is . . . Pride is . . . To be misunderstood is excruciating, but only to dignity. Being maligned is intolerable, but only to self worship.
Denied esteem is traumatic but only to ambition.
Persecution is disabling only to the rebellious. Anger is tempting only to the selfish. Bitterness is caressed only by the vain. Revenge is calculated only by the rebel. Hatred is indulged only by the wicked.