Pride can be a bad and a good thing. The higher in society you get, the lower your pride must be. On the other hand, you must also respect yourself and others. There are always some people that I always respect having a good status in society or a group... but they never show their abilities and what they're capable of and even saying I'm just a small one in the society.. let go your pride and ego, be humble... you'll gain respect and admiration in society that you never expected. "groups that expressed pride by humbly focusing on members' efforts and hard work tended to have high social standing in both the public and personal eyes." Where you stand today depend on thousands of people back there to support you.
