The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.

Quote by Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Self Righteousness Quotes

No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.

No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because...

If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because...

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on...

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on...

Of two evils, choose neither.

Of two evils, choose neither.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the...

No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the...

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented...

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented...

It has been said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but...

It has been said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but...

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.

Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he...

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he...

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I...

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I...

We are all at times unconscious prophets.

We are all at times unconscious prophets.

Every Christian has a choice between being humble or being humbled.

Every Christian has a choice between being humble or being humbled.

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see...

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see...

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It...

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It...

I do not think I should care to go on worshipping a Madonna even if...

I do not think I should care to go on worshipping a Madonna even if...