Quotes about Self-centeredness

I dont work with collectives. I don't consult, i don't co-operate, I don't collaborate.

When we seek our own pleasure as the ultimate good we place ourselves as the center of the universe. A fara or a man or a star has his place in the universe, but nothing created is the center.

We often read the Bible as if it were fundamentally about us: our improvement, our life, our triumph, our victory, our faith, our holiness, our godliness.

Faith is an expression of the fact that we exist so that the infinite God can dwell in us and work through us for the well-being of the whole creation. If faith denies anything, it denies that we are tiny, self-obsessed specks of matter who are reaching for the stars but remain hopelessly nailed to the earth stuck in our own self-absorption. Faith is the first part of the bridge from self-centeredness to generosity.

We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself.

As a pastor, I recognize that in theological terms, narcissists want to be the center of attention, like a god, and have people worship them by paying attention to them, buying the products they promote, and emulating their behavior.

For what is the self-complacent man but a slave to his own self-praise.

The greatest idol I will never truly remove is self.

The Bible is very clear that in the last days men will be "lovers of themselves" (2 Tim. 3:2).

Some people think that if they will do certain things, they will somehow earn the favor of God, but this misses the whole point of Christianity and ironically devolves into a me-centered approach.

He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

in the heart of a sinner, awe of God is very quickly replaced by awe of self.