One of the virtues I write about here is pride: the kind found when good people do things for good reasons. In excess, it can become perverted and can be seen as selfishly putting one's own desires before the welfare of others: in this latter example, pride is often described as being one of the Seven Deadly Sins. But as a virtue, pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves and the things we do; too much misguided pride can become vanity and be overly focused on what we want others think of us and the things we have. Managers sometimes think they’re better than the people that report to them rather than making their employees feel good about themselves - that’s when pride becomes a bad thing. Be proud without being vain today.
Jane Austen (1775 – 1817): English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which focus on the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century
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