Quotes about Pride
Almost any man worthy of his salt would fight to defend his home, but no one ever heard of a man going to war for his boarding house
— Mark Twain
The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism, is loyalty to the Nationallthe time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.
— Mark Twain
There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.
— Mark Twain
trust not in any who exalt you, but in those who humiliate you. For this is the judgment of God: "He hath cast down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
— Martin Luther
We need a millstone around our neck to keep us humble.
— Martin Luther
We exalt our calling, not to gain glory among men, or money, or satisfaction, or favor, but because people need to be assured that the words we speak are the words of God. This is no sinful pride. It is holy pride.
— Martin Luther
In brief, trust not in any who exalt you, but in those who humiliate you. For this is the judgment of God:
— Martin Luther
lest we be puffed up and make an idol out of our righteousness.
— Martin Luther
Hence the entire psalm accuses nothing but pride, as stated below (v. 23): The pride of those who hate Thee goes up continually. For this is the cause of unbelief and the beginning of all evils.
— Martin Luther
No matter how insignificant the little office may be, they take a foot though they do not have an inch,73 and always want to be God themselves when they ought to be God's maid.
— Martin Luther
For this is what GOD means when Peter says: "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of GOD" (1 Peter 5:6), and for this reason He humbles and disciplines His saints so that they should not be proud.
— Martin Luther
Hence every external worship and religion is dregs, which alone are left to be drunk by those who by it exalt themselves over others.
— Martin Luther