“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” – C. S. Lewis1
“Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you.” – Andrew Murray
“O, how easy it is to do religious things if other people are watching! Preaching, praying, attending church, reading the bible, acts of kindness and charity-they all take on a certain pleasantness of the ego if we know that others will find out about them and think well of us. It is a deadly addiction for esteem that we have.” – John Piper
“Pride comes from looking only at ourselves; meekness comes through looking at God.” – Billy Graham
“Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don’t need God as much.” – Joni Eareckson Tada
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” – Augustine
“Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is the first duty and the highest virtue of the creature, and the root of every virtue. And so pride, or the loss of this humility, is the root of every sin and evil.” – Andrew Murray
“If I understand this correctly Christ taught here the alarming doctrine that the desire for honor among men made belief impossible.” – A. W. Tozer
“How quickly self rises to the surface, and the instrument is ready to believe he is something more than an instrument! How sadly easy it is to make of the very service God entrusts us with a pedestal on which to display ourselves. But God will not share His glory with another, and therefore does He ‘hide’ those who may be tempted to take some of it unto themselves. It is only by retiring from public view and getting alone with God that we can learn our own nothingness.” – A. W. Pink
“A major element in Lincoln’s greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.” – Elton Trueblood
“Pride is no respecter of persons. The serious thinkers may be humble, and the careless mystics may be arrogant.” – John Piper
“Weakness is not the problem, but my delusion of my strengths is.” – Paul David Tripp
“The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself or less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.” – Tim Keller
“Sin came through the pride of Lucifer and salvation came through the humility of Jesus.” – Zac Poonen
“Self-righteousness is the devil’s masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves.” – Thomas Adams
“Pride is a barrier to all spiritual progress.” – Harry Ironside
“None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.” – Charles Spurgeon
“Let us watch against pride in every shape – pride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride in our own goodness, pride in our own deserts. Nothing is so likely to keep a man out of heaven, and prevent him seeing Christ, as pride. So long as we think we are something, we shall never be saved.” – J. C. Ryle
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