Essentially Quote by Ezra Taft Benson Download Open image “Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's.” — Ezra Taft Benson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Essentially God Nature Pits Pride Will
Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pride has a greater share than goodness in the reproofs we give other people for their faults; and we chide them not so much… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
For pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pride is an independent, me-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and hard to get along with. When our heart is prideful, we don't… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that pride is a problem only for the lost. The most effective means the enemy has to keep… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
Records, radio, television, movies, magazines-all are monopolized by the money managers who are guided by one ethic, the words wealth and power. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Do not be caught up in materialism, one of the real plagues of our generation-that is, acquiring things, fast-paced living, and securing career success. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“We must each of us do our home work. 'My people are destroyed,' said Hosea, 'for lack of knowledge.' We must be wise as… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“Man…need not stand alone. Prayer will open doors; prayer will remove barriers; prayer will ease pressures; prayer will give inner peace and comfort during… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed to the… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I guess because we're essentially a two-man band, we're attracting Wham's crowd. But Wham! are more of a businessman's band. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Anybody who is an entrepreneur is a person who essentially has impaired judgment. The odds of success are zilch. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
I don't have answers for anybody else. What I know is that internal complexity makes for superficiality. There's never essentially a pure story unless… — Barry Diller Copy Share Image
The truth is, for however much my stories come out of things that have happened to me, they're not darkly or as deeply personal… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
For some reason, I don't like the term 'model-turned-actress' - which is what I am, essentially. — Stephanie Corneliussen Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't know how to navigate: they think, once you become a Christian, you essentially have to become Ned Flanders. — Andy Mineo Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people who believes that part of the greatness of the United States is our private sector. It's what we do… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
The TV schedule is essentially four or five days to get in touch with the story you're doing that week. — Jim Parsons Copy Share Image
Since I've become a mom, I'm more about comfort and simplicity. I'm essentially a jeans girl, and I dress them up or down with… — Jessalyn Gilsig Copy Share Image
The Democrats have essentially decided to move more toward central power, control of just about every aspect of our culture and economy. — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
Cancer essentially lives in us and becomes activated at some point, and then cells begin to psychotically divide. Initially, the cancer cell looks like… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
I don't know where Bush is going - yet. But, Sharon obviously - I wrote somewhere in the last several months, that Sharon has… — Arthur Hertzberg Copy Share Image
