Some have said that inordinate pride is so distasteful that even the proud dislike it in others.
وَٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ صِفَةٌ كَرِيهَةٌ جِدًّا حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرَ نَفْسَهُ يَكْرَهُهَا فِي غَيْرِهِ .‏