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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

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

• 哈哈，真的吗：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (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

• 枪打出头鸟，都这样 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/24/2023 postreply 04:23:21

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

• 每次我一得意忘形，紧跟着就会摔得很狠。看到这个谚语，就明白了，说得真适合我啊：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/23/2023 postreply 20:12:22

• 为什么我也有这个感觉？一是不可能更好原则，二是父母亲小时后不许骄傲的教育后遗症 -攸墨尔- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 15:19:48

• 啊，看到一荷了，先赶紧感谢一下，这几天听你的隐形纪念已经无数遍，太好听啦！谢谢你的 -妖妖灵- ♀ (74 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 16:40:29

• 谢谢听歌鼓励！中孝介靓仔版本也很好。这个歌略带忧郁会中毒的 -攸墨尔- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 17:08:52

• 这是我自己的领悟，发现每次我不顺的事发生之前往往是我得意忘形的时候：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 16:43:02

• 我还发现穿红衣时有不好事发生。事情不可能总是顺利，物极必反就是这意思吧 -攸墨尔- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/26/2023 postreply 17:07:22