American dream Quote by Ross Douthat

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

— Billy Graham

“It is sadly true that most institutions and nations admire and reward sins of the "spirit," and various forms of arrogance and greed often…

— Richard Rohr

Heroism, self-denial, and magnanimity, in all instances where they do not spring from a principle of religion, are but splendid altars on which we…

— Charles Caleb Colton

“Sin so contaminates every area of our being that deeds done in religious service are tainted with self-love, self-seeking, self-worship...Not only do our evil…

— Dan Phillips

“Religion of the Self [Soul] is that where no difficulty or trouble arises for anyone or any living being of ‘our’ own accord.”

— Dada Bhagwan

Pride and vanity, the opposites of humility, can destroy our spiritual health as surely as a debilitating disease can destroy our physical health.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

“There are sins much more serious than socio-pathologies which really are mental illnesses, whereas self-righteousness is an illness of the soul.”

— R. Alan Woods

The virtue of pride, which was once the beauty of mankind, has given place to that fount of ugliness, Christian humility.

— Max Ernst

“To be specific, the self-sins are these: self-righteousness, self-pity, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-admiration, self-love and a host of others like them”

— A.W. Tozer

“Too many of us focus on the outward structure of character and conduct without taking the time to build the inward foundation of devotion…

— Jerry Bridges

“Pride combined with wealth leads to idleness because you falsely feel that God just wants you to have fun; if unchecked, this sin will…

— Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

“A religious individual may most gloriously carry out his or her own rituals, as a part of his or her cultural identity, but the…

— Abhijit Naskar