it's not only the best country in the world, but the only one that has any right to call itself a republic - Thomas More

There's nothing majestic about ruling a nation of beggars — true majesty consists in governing the rich and prosperous. That's what that admirable character Fabricius meant when he said he'd rather govern rich men than be one. Certainly a man who enjoys a life of luxury while everyone else is moaning and groaning around him can hardly be called a king — he is more like a gaoler.

they think it unjust for a man to seek for pleasure by snatching another man’s pleasures from him; and, on the contrary, they think it a sign of a gentle and good soul for a man to dispense with his own advantage for the good of others,

Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.