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ArtBook__134_134__EzraTaftBenson____[1]“Pride is concerned with who is right.  Humility is concerned with what is right.”
– Ezra Taft Benson

 

 

 

 

heber-j-grant“The royal blood among the Latter-Day Saints is the blood of humility.”
– Heber J. Grant

 

 

 

 

heber-j-grant“I know of no disease as dangerous as that commonly known as the ‘big head’.  When persons get this they have lost the Spirit of God.”
– Heber J. Grant

 

 

 

ArtBook__134_134__EzraTaftBenson____[1]“Pride does not look up to God and care about what is right. It looks sideways to man and argues who is right.”
– Ezra Taft Benson

 

 

 

Neal-A-Maxwell-Mormon“God is not only there in the mildest expressions of His presence, but also in those seemingly harsh expressions.  For example, when truth ‘cutteth… to the very center (1 Nephi 16:2), this may signal that spiritual surgery is underway , painfully severing pride from the soul.”
– Neal A. Maxwell

 

 

dieter-f-uchtdorf-large“Pride is a deadly cancer.  It is a gateway sin that leads to a host of other human weaknesses.  In fact, it could be said that every other sin is, in essence, a manifestation of pride.”
– Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

 

 

ArtBook__134_134__EzraTaftBenson____[1]“Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.”
– Ezra Taft Benson

 

 

 

 

ArtBook__134_134__EzraTaftBenson____[1]“Pride is characterized by “What do I want out of life?” rather than by “What would God have me do with my life?” It is self-will as opposed to God’s will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God. Humility responds to God’s will—to the fear of His judgments and the needs of those around us. To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.”
– Ezra Taft Benson