# Quote — Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby

> Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues — faith and hope.

- Author: [Charles Dickens](https://www.leafyquotes.com/charles-dickens.md)
- Book: [Nicholas Nickleby](https://www.leafyquotes.com/charles-dickens/nicholas-nickleby.md)
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