Glossary · Term

Pride

A trait that prevents a person from changing; it creates the need for others to adapt to their demands. The opposite of humility; it involves a fear of losing power.

In the Foundation's Topics

Humility is not poverty; it is the quality that allows us to put an end to the ego, suffering, and pride as the great obstacles to happiness.
From the topic Success in Professional Life
The choice that pride won't let us make is the doorway to the realm of love, peace, and happiness.
From the topic The Laws of the Universe and of Life
When we reproach others, we are not imparting wisdom or being “of service”; we are expressing pride and anger, and we help others lose their peace after we have lost our own.
From the topic Accepting in Order to Live Without Suffering

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