"No matter how dear you are to..." - Quote by Charles Spurgeon
No matter how dear you are to God, if pride is harboured in your spirit, He will whip it out of you. They that go up in their own estimation must come down again by His discipline
More by Charles Spurgeon
“We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in sand.”
“None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.”
“You say, 'On the off chance that I had somewhat more, I ought to be exceptionally fulfilled.' You commit an error. On the off chance that you are not content with what you have, you would not be fulfilled in the event that it were multiplied.”
More on Pride
“Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.”
“The beginning of pride and hatred lies in worldly desire, and the strength of your desire if from habit. When an evil tendency becomes confirmed by habit, rage is triggered when anyone restrains you.”
“In prosperous fortunes be modest and wise, The greatest may fall, and the lowest may rise: But insolent People that fall in disgrace, Are wretched and nobody pities their Case.”