Born Quote by Eric Hoffer

“True Calvinism always leads to the appreciation of self-denial. When the doctrines of grace are warmly preached, denial of self is necessarily one of…

— Walter J. Chantry

To be ruthless requires belief that our life on earth is but a brief prelude to an afterlife, or a temporary sacrifice before some…

— Eric Hoffer

Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.

— Brennan Manning

There is a mean streak to authentic self-control. Underneath what seems to be the placid demeanor of those who are not ruled by their…

— Edward T Welch

What self-righteous persons take to themselves, is the same work that Christ was engaged in when He was in His agony and bloody sweat,…

— Jonathan Edwards

There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking…

— Eric Hoffer

“There is even in the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that we call extreme self-seeking is…

— Eric Hoffer

Self-righteousness and self-pity both lead to self-destruction.

— Tasneem Hameed

“Self-seeking is self-destruction”

— James Allen

Those who determine not to put self to death will never see the will of God fulfilled in their lives. Those who ought to…

— Sadhu Sundar Singh

“The will to power, the force of desire, appears as an insensitive urge to dominate. But several points in Nietzsche’s work speak against such…

— Karmen MacKendrick

Are we proud and passionate, malicious and revengeful? Is this to be like-minded with Christ, who was meek and lowly?

— John Tillotson