Pride And Arrogance Quotes:

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

- Saint Augustine

source: "Manipulus Florum". Book edited by Thomas Hibernicus,

topic: Humility, Angel, Pride, Humbleness, Christian Humility

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

- Samuel Butler

source: Samuel Butler (1827). “The genuine poetical remains of Samuel Butler, with notes by R. Thyer. With a selection from the author's Characters in prose”, p.225

topic: Ignorance, Character, Pride, Ignorance Is Bliss, Pride And Arrogance

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

- Joseph Addison

topic: Fall, Pride, Spirit, Haughtiness, Pride And Arrogance

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

- John C. Maxwell

topic: Leadership, Self Esteem, Pride, Deadly Sins, Dignity And Pride

close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere

- Paulo Coelho

topic: Life, Happiness, I Hate You, Incapacity, Broken Hearted

The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breed pride and arrogance. The true believer is apt to see himself as one of the chosen, the salt of the earth, a prince disguised in meekness, who is destined to inherit this earth and the kingdom of heaven, too. He who is not of his faith is evil; he who will not listen shall perish.

- Eric Hoffer

topic: Religious, Humility, Humble, True Believer, Humble Person

In the land of "I know," there is always competitiveness, jealousy, pretence, pride and arrogance. It is an aggressive realm - the realm of the ego. I say refuse citizenship. In the land of "I dont know," the inhabitants move without conflict and are naturally quiet, happy and peaceful. The wise stay here.

- Mooji

topic: Wise, Spiritual, Wisdom, Pretence, Pride And Arrogance

Turbulent, discontented men of quality, in proportion as they are puffed up with personal pride and arrogance, generally despise their own order.

- Edmund Burke

source: Edmund Burke (1852). “The works and correspondence of...Edmund Burke”, p.188

topic: Pride, Men, Order, Personal Pride, Pride And Arrogance

The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breeds pride and arrogance.

- Eric Hoffer

topic: Religious, Humble, Pride, Humble Person, Pride And Arrogance

Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines against service but screams against hidden service. It strains and pulls for honour and recognition. It will devise subtle, religiously acceptable means to call attention to the service rendered. If we stoutly refuse to give in to this lust of the flesh, we crucify it. Every time we crucify the flesh, we crucify our pride and arrogance.

- Richard J. Foster

topic: Mean, Pride, Giving, Pride And Arrogance