The summit of evil, the crime most natural to the devil, pride, was born of knowledge. But if this is so, how can it be possible that all the passions result from ignorance? Does knowledge purify the psyche? Paul says: Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Gregory Palamas
Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. William Blake
Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment. Thomas Carlyle
When a Bulgar gets rich he builds himself another house. Bulgarian Proverb
The man who builds his own throne rules over a desert. Guinea Proverb
Who builds on the mob builds on sand. Italian Proverb