William Barclay Quotes

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.

The Christians are right: it is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.

I look upon pride as a sin.

Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.

Let us watch against PRIDE in every shapepride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride in our own goodness.

Pride, like humility, is destroyed by one's insistence that he possesses it.

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

Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself

Pride leaves no room for grace.

Vanity is my favourite sin.

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

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Prosperity often leads to pride, which leads to sin.

Pride is at the bottom of a great many errors and corruptions, and even of many evil practices, which have a great show and appearance of humility.

Pride erects a little kingdom of its own, and acts as sovereign in it.

Pride is a fool's fortress

Pride is the deadliest of sins, but I was bursting with pride.

It is wonderful, for almost all his actions may be traced to pride;-and pride has often been his best friend.

To be vain of one's rank or place is to show that one is below it.

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

And when your soul becometh great, then doth it become haughty, and in your sublimity there is wickedness.

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

Where pride begins, love ceases.

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

Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion...Pride is ugly; it says if you succeed I am a failure...Pride is basically competitive in nature. When competition ends, pride ends.