Pride

A collection of short quotes on the subject of pride:



Pride is the ruthless, sleepless, unsmiling concentration on the self. ~ C.S. Lewis

Pride is the mask of one's own faults. ~ Anonymous

Pride is a denial of dependence upon God. ~ John Blanchard

The root of pride is saying that we can do without God. ~ James Montgomery Boice

Pride is to character like the attic to the house, the highest part and generally the most empty. ~ Sydney H. Gay

Humility is the ornament of angels and pride the deformity of devils. ~ William Jenkyn

The cure of boasting is to boast in the Lord all the day long. ~ C. H. Spurgeon, from The Complete Gathered Gold

God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. ~ D. L. Moody

If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God. ~ John Calvin

The man who clings to his own righteousness is like a man who grasps a millstone to prevent himself from sinking in the flood. ~ C. H. Spurgeon

The devil is content that people should excel in good works, provided he can but make them proud of them. ~ William Law

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down you can't see something that is above you. ~ C. S. Lewis

Pride thrust proud Nebuchadnezzar out of men's society, proud Saul out of his kingdom, proud Adam out of paradise, proud Haman out of the court and proud Lucifer out of heaven. ~ Thomas Adams

There is no room for God in him who is full of himself. ~ Anonymous