Quotes on Sin Of Pride

Every man hath the right to doubt his task, and to forsake it from time to time; but what he must not do is forget it. Whoever doubteth not himself is unworthy -for in his unquestioning belief in his ability, he commiteth the sin of pride. Blessed are they who go through moments of indecision.

Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or core, is still missing. The central feature of pride is enmity - enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen.

And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

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.

Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.

According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride.

Through pride the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every vice, it's the complete anti-God state of mind.

It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.

I would always rather be happy than dignified.