Matthew Henry Quotes

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away.

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

I look upon pride as a sin.

Pride is about the ugliest trait somebody can have.

As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves.

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

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

If you take a loud pride in anything, people will rightly shoot you down.

Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt.

I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.

We humans find it difficult to resist infection by hubris..

Prosperity often leads to pride, which leads to sin.

Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.

Frankly, my head can never be bloated.

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

Pride never sleeps. The principle at least is always awake. An intemperate man is sometimes sober, but a proud man is never humble.

Yes, pride is a perpetual nagging temptation. Keep on knocking it on the head, but don't be too worried about it. As long as one knows one is proud, one is safe from the worst form of pride.

Pride is the king of vices...it is the first of the pallbearers of the soul...other vices destroy only their opposite virtues, as wantonness destroys chastity; greed destroys temperance; anger destroys gentleness; but pride destroys all virtues.

Of the seven deadly sins, surely it is pride that most commonly afflicts the gardener.

Pride counterbalances all our miseries, for it either hides them, or, if it discloses them, boasts of that disclosure. Pride has such a thorough possession of us, even in the midst of our miseries and faults, that we are prepared to sacrifice life with joy, if it may but be talked of.

Why was it that pride and foolishness were so often close companions?

The proud are ever most provoked by pride.

Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority.

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