Pride
From Zeugma
"Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man." C.S. Lewis
I tried to paraphrase but Wikipedia says it best when it states, "Pride is an emotion which refers to a strong sense of <a class="mw-redirect" title="Self-respect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-respect">self-respect</a>, a refusal to be <a class="mw-redirect" title="Humiliated" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humiliated">humiliated</a><a title="Joy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy">joy</a> in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, nation or object that one identifies with, or to think of one's self as being better than anyone else. According to the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Concise Oxford Dictionary" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concise_Oxford_Dictionary">Concise Oxford Dictionary</a>, Proud comes from late <a class="mw-redirect" title="Old English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English">Old English</a> prud, probably from <a title="Old French" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_French">Old French</a> prude "brave, valiant" (11th century), from Latin prode "advantageous, profitable", from prodesse as well as "be useful". The sense of "having a high opinion of oneself", not in French, may reflect the Anglo-Saxons' opinion of the Norman knights who called themselves "proud", like the French knights preux."
In That Hideous Strength there is a deep examination of human pride. From the beginning of the novel, Mark Studdock is being suckered into the N.I.C.E. while they inflate his pride, telling him about all of the wonderful work he has done and what an asset he will be. He becomes so wrapped up in himself, that he is unable to see the damage that the N.I.C.E. are intending to cause. (JeffG).
In Christian teachings, pride (superbia or hubris) is one of the seven deadly sins. It is the excessive belief in one's own abilities, interfering with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has often been called the sin from which all other sins arise. Pride is also known as vanity and is often associated with the horse and the color violet. According to Christianity, the punishment in Hell for pride is being "broken on the wheel." This term describes one's being bound to a wheel, much like a crucifixion, then being lashed or beaten. The 13th century Medieval theologian, Thomas Aquinas, said that "inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin... the root of pride is found to consist in man not being, in some way, subject to God and His rule." (O. A.)
<p>PRIDE Vs. VANITY</p> <p>“<a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/vanity_and_pride_are_different_things-though_the/212717.html">Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.</a>” - Jane Austen</p> <p>Being vain and being prideful are two completely different traits of ones character. To be proud is to be highly comfortable and secure in our own skin - you can be proud with out being arrogant or obnoxious. Vanity is something that many people suffer with, they care too much about what others think, how they are viewed by society, the amount of power they can control - basically they are very insecure and need empty complements to fill our "pride." I would say that this is the difference between both characters Jane and Mark Studdock. While Jane is comfortable in her own skin and proud of her own thoughts she is exuding what is PRIDE. Mark on the other hand needs Feverstone to inflate his ego when Feverstone continuously praises Mark and speaks highly of him as a future asset to the N.I.C.E. - Mark is vain - plain and simple. He is not a man of true pride, but false pride. </p> <p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/gcpunkboi/vanity_tn.jpg" alt="" /> - Marc Rodriguez</p>
