James 4: 1-10

Humility is freedom from the need to prove you are superior all the time, but egotism is a ravenous hunger in a small space—self-concerned, competitive, and distinction-hungry. Humility is infused with lovely emotions like admiration, companionship, and gratitude. ~ David Brooks, The Road to Character

Desire alone, divorced from the will, ruins peoples’ lives time after time. In our public life and even among leaders of our denominations or church organizations, time after time we see a desire that has been harbored and protected—nursed instead of deliberated—ruining the life of the person or group that they are leading. Your desires are not your friends.
~ E. James Wilder, Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms,

Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. ~ George Gordon Byron, 1788-1824, English Poet & Peer

God is not proud. He will have us even though we have shown that we prefer everything else to Him. ~ C.S Lewis, 1898-1963, British Literary Scholar

Your jealousy will last longer than the joy of those you are jealous of.
~ Amit Kalantri, 1988- , Author, Magician / Mentalist, Wealth of Words

Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it. ~ David Foster Wallace

Whatever you get paid attention for is never what you think is most important about yourself. ~ David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008, Writer / Professor

There is, however, a far more common ailment among us—and that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, and murmuring, living beyond our means, envying, coveting, withholding gratitude and praise that might lift another, and being unforgiving and jealous. ~ Ezra Taft Benson, 1899-1994, Secretary of Agriculture