Quotes about Arrogance

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted" (Matthew 23:12).

Nothing is more poisonous than the spirit of entitlement that permeates our culture and sometimes, sadly, our churches.

To the young woman I say, This is the moment in your life when he who is wooing you will be at his kindest. And if you do not see kindness in the man you are dating, beware! For the partnership you are looking for will be nourished and nurtured only on the basis of a love that is not arrogant or prideful, but kind.

The hallmark of conversion is to see one's own spiritual poverty. arrogance and conceit ought to be inimical to the life of the believer. A deep awareness of one's own new hungers and longings is a convincing witness both to God and God's grace within.

If you can't be corrected, you have a problem with pride. If you rebel against authority, if you want to take all the credit and glory to yourself, if you say "I" too often, then you have a problem with pride. It

Avarice, envy, pride,Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of allOn Fire.

We can still fall into the trap of self-deceit today. It always begins through pride and arrogance, somehow thinking that our ways are superior to God's ways. In this season when the church celebrates Jesus' mighty work of redemption, let's not miss the joy of complete obedience to God's will and plans for our life.

Pride rises above and against the knowledge of God, acting as if He is unworthy to be retained in our thoughts.

Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

Pride goes before destruction.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.