When a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself injured.
English Proverb
English Proverb
Related:
- What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another
Alan Paton, "Cry, The Beloved Country",... - When all men speak
no man hears. ... - A man serves best
when he serves himself... - Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife
he is always proud of himself as the source of it.... - The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors
The first he does not admit of -- the last he does... - Beware a man of one book.
English... - He who says what he likes, hears what he does not like
Spanish... - A man hears what he wants to hear
and disregards the rest
Paul... - When is man strong until he feels alone?
-- Robert Browning (1812-1890)
Colombe's Birthday, Act...
