C. S. Lewis Quotes

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.

Vanity's ridiculous, but we all fall prey to it from time to time.

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

If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if thou be wise, view the peacock's feathers with his feet, and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections.

I cannot raise my worth too high; Of what vast consequence am I! "Not of the importance you suppose," Replies a Flea upon his nose; "Be humble, learn thyself to scan; Know, pride was never made for man.

Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws.

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

Anyone who takes themselves very seriously, or is in any way pompous, or thinks of themselves quite highly, as soon as you pull out one little thread, you find one little chink... that's when it's the funniest.

Don't put yourself on a pedestal. Because it's very easy for someone to knock you off.

No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.

I'm trying not to get too big-headed.

Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of it.

There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves.

The demon of pride was born with us; and it will not die one hour before us.

We are never, never so much in danger of being proud as when we think we are humble.

Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes to have his admirers. Even philosophers wish for them. Those who write against vanity want to have the glory of having written well; and those who read it desire the glory of having read it. I who write this have perhaps this desire, and perhaps those who will read it.

There's a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It's deceptive because when you have pride, you're usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn't sell well.

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

Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn't do to upset one's own vanity.

I've learned that it's OK to be flawed.

If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would vanish on the spot.

Clearly I've got an ego.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.