That which of all things unfits man for the reception of Christ as a Saviour, is not gross profligacy and outward, vehement transgression, but it is self-complacency, fatal self-righteousness and self-sufficiency.

Quote by Alexander MacLaren

Topics: Self Righteousness Quotes

Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of...

Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of...

Our blunders mostly come from letting our wishes interpret our duties

Our blunders mostly come from letting our wishes interpret our duties

Ah, there is nothing more beautiful than the difference between the thought about sinful creatures...

Ah, there is nothing more beautiful than the difference between the thought about sinful creatures...

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

Perhaps that is what love is: the momentary or prolonged refusal to think of another...

Perhaps that is what love is: the momentary or prolonged refusal to think of another...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.

To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.

A friend is someone who reaches for your hand... but touches your heart.

A friend is someone who reaches for your hand... but touches your heart.

If a man has to make a woman the center of his love, why should...

If a man has to make a woman the center of his love, why should...

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love...

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love...

I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me....

I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me....

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete...

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete...

If you don't receive love from the ones who are meant to love you, you...

If you don't receive love from the ones who are meant to love you, you...

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.

One kind kiss before we part, Drop a tear and bid adieu; Though we sever,...

One kind kiss before we part, Drop a tear and bid adieu; Though we sever,...

The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love someone else.

The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love someone else.

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love...

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love...

Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they...

Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they...