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Pride comes before a fall

This page is about the saying "Pride comes before a fall"

Possible meaning:
If we are too proud about ourselves or something, we will probably meet with failure or disaster. When we are too self-important or conceited, something is sure to happen to make us look foolish.

Note:
pride (noun) = an excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance | A variation of this proverb is: "Pride goes before a fall."

Origin: This proverb is a contraction (some would say misquotation) from the Bible (Proverbs 16:18): "Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall."

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• Ah. Yes. Common prejudice against pride :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 15:21:41

• Innocent low-self-esteem folks fall all the same :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 15:24:24

• 難道不是各有各的不同：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 20:10:46

• 哈哈，真的嗎：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 20:09:44

• Of course, and from those who have no reason to feel proud -7grizzly- ♀ (21 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 22:11:14

• 槍打出頭鳥，都這樣 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/24/2023 postreply 04:23:21

• 低調，低調 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 17:35:13

• 每次我一得意忘形，緊跟著就會摔得很狠。看到這個諺語，就明白了，說得真適合我啊：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 20:12:22

• 為什麽我也有這個感覺？一是不可能更好原則，二是父母親小時後不許驕傲的教育後遺症 -攸墨爾- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 15:19:48

• 啊，看到一荷了，先趕緊感謝一下，這幾天聽你的隱形紀念已經無數遍，太好聽啦！謝謝你的 -妖妖靈- ♀ (74 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 16:40:29

• 謝謝聽歌鼓勵！中孝介靚仔版本也很好。這個歌略帶憂鬱會中毒的 -攸墨爾- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 17:08:52

• 這是我自己的領悟，發現每次我不順的事發生之前往往是我得意忘形的時候：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 16:43:02

• 我還發現穿紅衣時有不好事發生。事情不可能總是順利，物極必反就是這意思吧 -攸墨爾- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 17:07:22