Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

I'm not great enough to be humble.

Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.

Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion. I repeat: Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion.

There's a big difference between confidence and conceit.

Let pride go afore, shame will follow after.

Man is not meant to be humble, he’s meant to be humbled.

If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.

Vanity is a confounded donkey, very apt to put his head between his legs, and chuck us over; but pride is a fine horse, that will carry us over the ground, and enable us to distance our fellow-travelers.

Clearly I've got an ego.

I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that.

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

I think there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

I don't choose to be humble.

There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.

Frankly, my head can never be bloated.

You can sometimes get the big head and overlook things.

If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed.

If you have an ego of any sort, this course [Augusta] will take it and shove it down your throat.