Famous quotes containing the words pride and/or rock:
“That which occasions so many mistakes in the computations of men, when they expect return for favors, is that the givers pride and the receivers cannot agree upon the value of the kindness done.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (16131680)
“Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through lifes currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)