Yes, you can feel pride, and in all likelihood you have something to feel proud about. Beauty requires maintenance and care. If you eat like a mammoth and live like a mole, you’ll look accordingly, and God won’t help. Likewise, unless you come from a family of millionaires where the other family members will gladly cover your debts, money too can be wasted on nonsense, and it takes self-control to preserve it—and certainly to make more of it.

If a warning is needed about something connected to pride, then it’s a warning against excessive pride. Don’t get carried away with yourself. Between being completely full of yourself and total self-effacement before the world, there’s a very wide range where you can find your place, and it’s okay to be there.