The concept of Saruman being a walking Pride flag
Gandalf is so unserious here π
'"For I am Saruman the Wise, Saruman Ring-maker, Saruman of Many Colours!"I looked then and saw that his robes, which had seemed white, were not so, but were woven of all colours, and if he moved they shimmered and changed hue so that the eye was bewildered.
ββI liked white better,β I said. ββWhite!β he sneered. βIt serves as a beginning. White cloth may be dyed. The white page can be overwritten; and the white light can be broken.β
ββIn which case it is no longer white,β said I. βAnd he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.β'