Quotes related to 1 Peter 5:5
For what is the self-complacent man but a slave to his own self-praise.
— St. Augustine
In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful --because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.
— Aldous Huxley
But Pride always means enmity -- it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.
— CS Lewis
A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior.
— Thomas a Kempis
Men, God is not opposed to greatness. God is opposed to pride. Big difference. Unfortunately, it is a difference not widely understood or embraced.
— Tony Evans
All men are frail; but thou shouldst reckon none so frail as thyself.
— Thomas a Kempis
No man is great if he thinks he is.
— Will Rogers
Clever talk and domineering manner have little to with being a Man at His Best.
— Confucius
If there is one thing that will make a man peculiarly and insufferable self-conceited, it is to have his stomach behave itself, the first day at sea, when nearly all his comrades are seasick.
— Mark Twain
Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .
— Napoleon Hill
There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.
— Publilius Syrus