Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.

Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

That Man indeed can never be good at heart, who is full of himself and his own Endowments.

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.

I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

I don't need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don't need any of that.

An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me.

Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.

It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be.

I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.

Pride and vanity, the opposites of humility, can destroy our spiritual health as surely as a debilitating disease can destroy our physical health.

I have no business carrying myself like some diva.

Frankly, it's embarrassing to have a house filled with giant portraits of yourself.

Vanity is not high on my list of priorities.