Self-righteousness in retrospect is easy--also cheap.
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.
Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from their sins.
Beware of the guy praying loudest in the amen corner.
I'm sure Sting's a lovely guy. It's just that nobody wants to be seen as that holier-than-thou thing. That over-earnestness is a bit of a problem with people in bands and celebrities or whatever.
The self-righteous feel no need to be charming, and thus double their offensiveness.
Whatever makes us feel superior to other people, whatever tempts us to convey a sense of superiority, that is the gravity of our sinful nature, not grace.
We often think more highly of ourselves than we ought to, and it's easy to judge others and be critical of their weaknesses and shortcomings. But this self-righteous attitude is a sin that we can be blinded to because we're so focused on what the other person did wrong. The reality is this attitude is worse than the wrong behavior we're judging.
most of us have to be self-righteous before we can be righteous.
Someone who is determinedly trying to show God how good he or she is is likely to become an insufferable prig.
The most despicable humans are the ones who always feel virtuous and look down on the rest of the world.
That’s what religion does. It points a finger. It causes wars. It breaks apart countries. It’s a petri dish for stereotypes to grow in. Religion’s not about being holy...Just holier-than-thous.
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
The righteous ones are always exhausting to have around.
A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.
Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.
There is no sinner like a young saint.
I enjoyed being in 'The Ten Commandments.' That was a great experience - to suddenly become one of those holy people. I was holier than thou.
I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now.
I think it's noteworthy that the Almighty didn't act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn't holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn't a know-it-all. The One who made the stars didn't keep his head in them. The One who owns all the stuff of earth never strutted it.
I try my best not to be preachy.
Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.
Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.
Self-righteousness is unavoidable. You can either be a self-righteous Pharisee where you think you are better than everyone else or you can be a self-righteous pagan who thinks you are better than the Pharisee. If you are a self-righteous person, I could become very self-righteous thinking that you're self-righteous and you think you're so good but I know you're bad. I know I'm bad so that makes me better than you.
I will not say it is not Christian to make beads of others faults, and tell them over every day; I say it is infernal. If you want to know how the Devil feels, you do know, if you are such an one.
