He was too proud to share how he truly felt. He tried to do it all by himself and the stress killed him.
Browsing: Pride
Have you been boasting lately? Have you praised your own wisdom, power and might?
In my experience, I have found ego to be nothing more than pride in its bloated state. For example, a cavalier man (no pun-intended to my Cleveland Cavs Fans) is extremely pompous when it comes to his money, position, education and etc.