In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboreth to good purpose.
— Thomas a Kempis
When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, "It is talking to me, and about me".
— Soren Kierkegaard
No matter how dear you are to God, if pride is harboured in your spirit, He will whip it out of you. They that go up in their own estimation must come down again by His discipline
— Charles Spurgeon
To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself.
— Johannes Tauler
Sin has a way of shrinking God down and puffing ourselves up.