Pride and Boasting

Imam Ali (AS) said, What reason has a human being to be proud when his beginning is a drop of semen and his end is a carcass; neither can he sustain himself nor can he repel his [own] death!

Imam Ali (AS) said, Never become proud of a state that you attained without [any] device [and hard work], and never be arrogant of a rank that you attained without merit, for indeed that which is built by circumstance is destroyed by entitlement.

Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no foolishness greater than arrogance.

Imam Ali (AS) said, Boasting ought to be about the greatest effort, keeping promises and being overly generous, not about the worn out bones [of ones ancestors] and evil traits.

Imam Ali (AS) said, Boastfulness stems from the smallness of [ones] status [and worth].

Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware of contesting with Allah, the Glorified, in His greatness, for Allah, the Most High, abases every tyrant and belittles every boaster.