For one thing, he takes nearly excessive pride in his musicians, some of whom have stuck with him for more than 30 years.

This is generally due to excessive pride, rather than any actual delusions.

"This excessive pride excited the laughter and derision of the people."

Was he leading these people to their certain death because of his excessive pride?

That was so because it not only was proof of excessive pride, but also resulted in violent acts by or to those involved.

'He's a man of excessive pride and extraordinary brutality.'

By "vanity" he did not mean he had an excessive pride in appearance.

A central theme is hubris, or excessive pride which challenges the gods and calls down retribution.

It is not too proud to say so, for all that it has been charged, through all its history, with excessive pride.

That can often lead to mistakes of excessive pride.