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From: desjardins@h-sc1.UUCP (marie desjardins)
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Subject: Re: being proud
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Date: Mon, 20-May-85 18:38:08 EDT
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> 
> According to Lao-Tzu, a workman who is proud of his accomplishments
> will never amount to much.
> -- 
> Col. G. L. Sicherman
> ...{rocksvax|decvax}!sunybcs!colonel

Oh, then I suppose it must be so.  Really, what does this have to do
with anything?  Do you have anything to back this up?  Did he?  I see
nothing wrong with being proud of what one has accomplished.  I also
see nothing wrong with desiring peer approval.  It's simply a form of
reward, internalized.  In fact, I can think of many cases where pride 
is the only reward one receives for some accomplishment, in which case
it would almost certainly foster learning.  I can also think of cases
where peer approval is the only reward one receives for some behavior,
in which the behavior is highly undesirable (vandalism is one).

	marie desjardins