75 Quotes About Self-centeredness

Pride is nothing more than us highlighting us.

It is a poore Center of a Mans Actions, Himselfe.

The presence or calling of God can be no reasons but the guidance of God because of His glorification.

One of my biggest challenges is figuring out how to shoehorn my newfound knowledge into conversations.

Compassion means to suffer with, but it doesn't mean to get lost in the suffering, so that it becomes exclusively one's own. I tend to do this, to replace the person for whom I am feeling compassion with myself.

In addition to an open heart and open mind, I also brought (to the small group Bible study) an open mouth.

If you are anything like me, you do a lot of listening to yourself everyday.

The passive righteousness of faith frees me from passing final judgment on myself.

Seeing myself or my church or my denomination as "the blessing" — like so many mission trips to help "those less fortunate than ourselves" — can easily descend into a blend of  benevolence and paternalism. We can start to see the "poor" as supporting characters in a big story about how noble, selfless, and helpful we are.