John Ortberg Quotes

Our fleshly nature tempts us to put ourselves above others or seek a position or place for ourselves instead of allowing others to have it.

Pride does not look up to God and care about what is right. It looks sideways to man and argues who is right. Pride is manifest in the spirit of contention. Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule. Christ wanted to bring men to where He was. The devil wanted to be above men. Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was not my will, but thine be done

We all know that the 'divine glory of the ego' is socially a great nuisance; we all do actually value our friends for modesty, freshness, and simplicity of heart. Whatever may be the reason, we all do warmly respect humility - in other people.

That Man indeed can never be good at heart, who is full of himself and his own Endowments.

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

You know what ego stands for: Edging Out God!

Think of the egotism of a man who believes that an infinite being wants his praise!

Pride takes innumerable forms but has only one end: self-glorification. That’s the motive and ultimate purpose of pride—to rob God of legitimate glory and to pursue self-glorification, contending for supremacy with Him. The proud person seeks to glorify himself and not God, thereby attempting in effect to deprive God of something only He is worthy to receive

The vain man makes a merit of misfortune, and triumphs in his disgrace.

Humility is not a virtue in a writer, it is an absolute necessity.

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.

I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.

To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.

It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me.

I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.

You never toot your own horn.

The biggest obstacle that stalls leaders' growth is the human ego. When leaders start to think they know it all, they stop growing.