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Robert L. Martin

Pride's Paradox

Pride’s Paradox
 
Those who have none, emptied
themselves of what pride they had
and replaced it with self-pity.  In that
case, pride is a helping hand that moves
the have-nots up to the have-everythings,
including an abundance of pride, that evil
that can weaken the pillars of humility.

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