2006-09-11 01:53:46 · 6 answers · asked by shivakrishana 1 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
The original quote is from the Bible book of Proverbs:
"Pride goeth before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall." Prov 16:18
It means that if you're proud or vain, you think you know it all. But, the world isn't that simple. There will always be something new, some unexpected event. If you're too vain to believe it will happen, and too vain to prepare or be alert for it...then you'll fall.
You're business will fail, you'll look stupid, you'll fail a test, you'll lose your love...whatever.
Humans are finite. They don't control the world, they operate in it. But, the temptation is that we are smart enough to know it all.
2006-09-11 05:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually vanity always has a fall.
Please think what we are? Where have we come from? What is our purpose on this earth? What power do we have before the natural forces?
So what have down that we are so vain?
There is so much to discover in this world. We are just a minuscule compared to it.
One does feel very high handed when one achieves some fame, power and money. But to what effect.
Even Hitler had a fall. In fact he committed suicide.
What ever has grown up, must come down one day.
2006-09-11 03:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Haresh Bhagia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when one thinks that for any act he neither subject, predict or object , then the Ego &vanity perhaps in minimal talarable &so can digest with no much damage.
when things /acts r comming as one thought , forget HE & vanity prevails to pull down. as his ego may not permit him to apply mind in a positively.
2006-09-12 20:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by veerabhadrasarma m 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
once you're so engrossed with your self which you're no longer paying interest to what is going on around you, you would be defeated. this is appropriate to self-study and be introspective with the purpose of convalescing, yet arrogance means which you're enamoured with your self. arrogance skill which you think you're staggering, you have attained greatness. there'll continuously be somebody keen to artwork on getting and being extra effective and defeat you. the worldwide is approximately substitute and in case you stand nonetheless with arrogance, you will fall.
2016-12-18 08:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Agree or disagree
2. define vanity
3. define fall
4 choose agree/ disagree
5.quote eg of agree or disagree
agree-u will sure fail
disagree- how vanity help
2006-09-11 03:50:46 · answer #5 · answered by dark 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually its pride.
2006-09-11 07:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋