"Pride is characterized by "What do I want……" — Ezra Taft Benson
"Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God."
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Ezra Taft Benson
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406 Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson has 406 quotes on this site.
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Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.
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Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.
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The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel…
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Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important…
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With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.
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Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father…
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Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign…
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Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.
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Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.
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The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a…
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Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we…
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One of the trials of life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessing for righteousness or…
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