Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.

In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.

What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs.

Pretensions to moral superiority are devastatingly destructive.

Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else's. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride.

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

A man who prides himself on being better than his fellow-men thinks it a disgrace if he does not do something more than they do, whereby his superiority may be apparent.

There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine.

It all goes completely to your head.

If pride is a sin ... moral pride is the greatest sin.

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church.

I am the best. There is nobody better than me.

I hate elitists. I hate conceited people. I hate pompous people.

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than you.

There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line, but I have a lot of confidence in myself.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse.

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.

I think money, power, fame changes people a lot.

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.