#rid

The devil's happy when the critics run you off. ↗

— Criss Jami

#certainty #confidence #criticism #critics #determination

Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. “We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a famous mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!” “Oh, sure,” Leo said. “Like…um, the Little Mermaid?” Aphros frowned. “Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill!” “Oh. ”Leo had no idea who any of those people were. “You trained Bill? Impressive. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hero-training #heroes #heroes-of-olympus #leo-valdez #mermaids

Is it still cool to go to the mall?' she asked. 'I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what's cool,' I answered. ↗

— John Green

#the-fault-in-our-stars #pride

You have bewitched me, body and soul. ↗

— Jane Austen

#mr-darcy #pride-and-prejudice #romance #pride

Every savage can dance. ↗

— Jane Austen

#pride

Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt. ↗

— Henry Bolingbroke

#contempt #defeats #end #esteem #into

Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth. ↗

— Ludwig Borne

#getting #hold #makes #rid #than

We must get rid of all the guns. ↗

— Sarah Brady

#guns #must #rid

A book may be compared to your neighbour: if it be good it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early. ↗

— Henry Brooke

#book #cannot #compared #early #get

The left claims that Republicans hate Hispanics, which is just the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard, and the right just claims all we need to do is close the borders and do nothing else, which is also ridiculous. ↗

— Raul Labrador

#borders #claims #close #else #ever