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Read & copy the quotation
“In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.”
- Date
- 1771–1790 composition
Meaning of “In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of…”
Franklin treats humility as a continuing discipline rather than a completed achievement: pride is difficult precisely because it can survive attempts to suppress it and can even attach itself to the appearance of modesty.
Where does it come from?
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Part II, Humility discussion near the close of the Passy 1784 continuation. Franklin reflects that pride survives attempts to suppress it and can attach itself even to apparent humility; the reviewed direct locator is Wikisource Section Thirty Nine.
