Pride

Pride is dangerously corrupt selfishness, putting one’s own desires, urges, wants and whims before the welfare of other people. It’s considered the gateway sin that leads to every other vice. It’s also the sin that separates you from God’s grace (see: Lucifer), so it’s seen as the worst of the worst.

The punishment for your excessive self-importance is to be broken on the wheel.

Wisdom About Pride

Remember that pride is the worst viper that is in the heart, the greatest disturber of the soul's peace and sweet communion with Christ; it was the first sin that ever was, and lies lowest in the foundation of Satan's whole building, and is the most difficultly rooted out, and is the most hidden, secret and deceitful of all lusts, and often creeps in, insensibly, into the midst of religion and sometimes under the disguise of humility.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

The walls of pride are high and wide Can't see over to the other side
BOB DYLAN

In reality there is perhaps no one of our natural Passions so hard to subdue as Pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself. You will see it perhaps often in this History. For even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my Humility.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.
C. S. LEWIS

And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin Is pride that apes humility.
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

Pride juggles with her toppling towers, They strike the sun and cease, But the firm feet of humility They grip the ground like trees.
G. K. CHESTERTON

In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; All quit their spere, and rush into the skies! Pride still is aiming at the blessed abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods.
ALEXANDER POPE

Virtual Antidote: Humility

Ways to Practice Humility

  • Be aware of your own shortcomings, strengths, and limitations.
  • Be a good listener and ensure others feel heard and understood around you.
  • Work towards putting others' needs before your own.
  • Be open to learning and adapting from your colleagues.
  • Recognize and acknowledge the strengths of others.