103 Quotes About Self-righteousness

I count the need to be right among the major illnesses.

Author compares the impact of biases to his experience as an average swimmer who overcame a considerable fear of water. While the swimming was easy in one particular experience, he was internally congratulating himself on his acquired skill. But when he realized he was swimming with a current he would now have to fight against, he realized just how definite his limits were.

There are sins much more serious than socio-pathologies which really are mental illnesses, whereas self-righteousness is an illness of the soul.

With good morality first candidates you'll get bad candor, bad ethics, bad loyalty and bad morality - lastly bad odor will surface to save the day if you maintain good optimism like I do.

Let us drink more particularly to the coming of the day when men beyond there will learn to distinguish between qualitative and quantitative questions, to temper good intentions with good intelligence, and righteousness with wisdom. One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.

Mod Verdens Flok så ubønhørlig, og med sig selv så let medgjørlig.Farvel, nå har jeg rakt Dem Speiletbrug det og suk så: Herregudslig ser en Himmelstormer ud.

Self righteousness is a sin

Ten years I'd simmered in my own self-righteousness, holding my grudge against her as if the only way to win was to stay mad the longest.

Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided the end be their improvement.