Conceit Doesn't Win Friends

 

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

- Proverbs 29:23

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,

but for neglecting his neighbor's.
- Richard Whately

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Further reading: Be Humble

Ingratitude

Self-Importance       

A Man's Pride Shall Bring Him Low

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

- Proverbs 29:23

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,

but for neglecting his neighbor's.
- Richard Whately

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Further reading: Be Humble

Ingratitude

Self-Importance       

Selfishness is the Opposite of Compassion

 

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

- Proverbs 29:23

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,

but for neglecting his neighbor's.
- Richard Whately

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Further reading: Be Humble

Ingratitude

Self-Importance

      

Selfishness is Neglecting Thy Neighbor

 

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

- Proverbs 29:23

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,

but for neglecting his neighbor's.
- Richard Whately

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Further reading: Be Humble

Ingratitude

Self-Importance

      

Choose to be Humble

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

- Proverbs 29:23

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,

but for neglecting his neighbor's.
- Richard Whately

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Further reading: Be Humble

Ingratitude

Self-Importance

      

April Fool's Day 2020

The burden of the self is lightened when I laugh at myself.
- Rabindranath Tagore

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- e. e. cummings

Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
- Frank Sinatra

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
- William Shakespeare

Life is short,
Break the Rules.
Forgive quickly,
Kiss SLOWLY.
Love truly.
Laugh uncontrollably
And never regret
ANYTHING
That makes you smile
- Mark Twain

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
- Aesop

Further reading: As a Child Again 

Power of Laughter

Life Is Not Meant to be Serious

Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat

Sense of Humor
    

A man's pride shall bring him low

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,
but for neglecting his neighbor's.
- Richard Whately

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Proverbs 29:23

Further reading: Be Humble

Self-Importance

Ingratitude
      

April Fool's Day 2019

The burden of the self is lightened when I laugh at myself.
- Rabindranath Tagore

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
- Aesop

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- e. e. cummings

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
- William Shakespeare

Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
- Frank Sinatra

Life is short,
Break the Rules.
Forgive quickly,
Kiss SLOWLY.
Love truly.
Laugh uncontrollably
And never regret
ANYTHING
That makes you smile
- Mark Twain

Further reading: Power of Laughter

Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat

As a Child Again

Life Is Not Meant to be Serious

Sense of Humor
    

To Be Selfish Is To Neglect Your Neighbor

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Proverbs 29:23

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,
but for neglecting his neighbor's.
- Richard Whately

Further reading: Self-Importance

Ingratitude

Be Humble
      

Pride Changes Men into Devils

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Proverbs 29:23

Conceit spoils the finest genius.
There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long,
and the great charm of all power is modesty.
- Louisa May Alcott

It was pride that changed angels into devils;
it is humility that makes men as angels.
- Saint Augustine

Conceit is bragging about yourself.
Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
- Johnny Unitas

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Further reading: Be Humble

Ingratitude

Self-Importance
      

Humility is Spiritual

Humility is not thinking less of yourself,
it's thinking of yourself less.
- Rick Warren

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.
- Debra Wilson

Humility is not cowardice.
Meekness is not weakness.
Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
- Swami Sivananda

Pride makes us artificial, and humility makes us real.
- Thomas Merton

Further reading: Respect

Humble Places

Love Your Neighbor

Value Honor, Not Ego

Self-Importance
     

Better Foolish than Conceited

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
- William Shakespeare

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- e. e. cummings

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
- Aesop

Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
- Frank Sinatra

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.
- William Hazlitt

The burden of the self is lightened when I laugh at myself.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Life is short,
Break the Rules.
Forgive quickly,
Kiss SLOWLY.
Love truly.
Laugh uncontrollably
And never regret
ANYTHING
That makes you smile
- Mark Twain

Further reading: Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat

Power of Laughter

Life Is Not Meant to be Serious

As a Child Again

Sense of Humor
    

Your Talent is God's Gift to You

Your talent is God's gift to you.
- Leo Buscaglia

Pray as though everything depended on God.
Work as though everything depended on you.
- Saint Augustine

God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
- Saint Francis de Sales

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Proverbs 29:23

Leadership is an opportunity to serve.
It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
- J. Donald Walters

Today's affirmation:
I give thanks to God for my physical, mental, and emotional health;
for my intelligence; for my talent; for my parents;
for my rearing; and for my place and condition of birth.

Further reading: Give Thanks and Celebrate

Tolerance, Not Judgement

Helping Others

Judge Not

Rekindling the Light
    

Self-Made Pride

Your talent is God's gift to you.
- Leo Buscaglia

None of us got where we are solely by
pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
- Thurgood Marshall

It was pride that changed angels into devils;
it is humility that makes men as angels.
- Saint Augustine

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness
of the interdependence of all these living beings,
which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.
- Thomas Merton

Ingratitude often hides behind a mask of independence or self-sufficiency.
An assertion of being "self-made" is a rejection of God, one's ancestors, and society.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Seeds You Plant

Pay It Forward

Feeling Blessed
  

Ego/Pride

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Proverbs 29:23

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

We take refuge in pride because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.
- Kakuzo Okakura

You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.
- George Clooney

Pride comes in two flavors -
choose honor, not ego.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: my thoughts on ego

The Problem with Comparisons

Respecting Yourself Without Ego

Humility is Strength

Humility is not thinking less of yourself,
it's thinking of yourself less.
- Rick Warren

Humility is not cowardice.
Meekness is not weakness.
Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
- Swami Sivananda

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.
- Debra Wilson

Pride makes us artificial, and humility makes us real.
- Thomas Merton

Further reading: Value Honor, Not Ego

Humble Places

Respect

Love Your Neighbor

Self-Importance

On importance - read this first - then this

Stand Tall and Proud

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
- John Wooden

Stand Tall, Stand Proud.
Know that you are unique and magnificent.
You do not need the approval of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
- Samuel Johnson

What lies behind us and what lies before us
are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better
to displease the people by doing what you know is right,
than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
- William J. H. Boetcker

All the Daily Inspirations ever sent (over 2000 in the past 5 years) are always available to view at www.jlhuie.com

Further reading: Gain Self Confidence

Ego versus Self Respect

Be Your Own Self

Feel Better About Yourself

Value Honor, Not Ego

Value Your Own Approval

Value Honor, Not Ego

The ego lives by comparisons...
The ego cannot survive without judgment.
- A Course in Miracles

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other,
on the contrary they are twin sisters.
- Jean Baptiste Lacordaire

A man's pride shall bring him low,
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Proverbs 29:23

Talent is God-given; be humble.
Fame is man-given; be thankful.
Conceit is self-given; be careful.
- John Wooden

Comparisons are odious.
- Old English Saying

We take refuge in pride because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.
- Kakuzo Okakura

Further reading: my thoughts on ego

The Problem with Comparisons

On Importance - read this first - then this

You are Important

Humble Places

Humility

Honor

You are important

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white.
Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
- Lao Tzu

No one can give you better advice than yourself.
- Cicero

Stand Tall, Stand Proud.
Know that you are unique and magnificent.
You do not need the approval of others.
- jlh

You are important. You are the star - the only star - of your own life show. Everyone else is a bit player in the great drama of your life. Be of service to humanity, but never be anyone's doormat.

Read more... How To Not Care What People Think

Further reading: How to Build Self Esteem

How to Feel Better About Yourself

How to Be Yourself

Quotes about Not Caring What People Think

Quotes about Not Caring

Ability without honor is useless. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Ability without honor is useless.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
- Winston Churchill

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
- Aristotle

Further reading: Finding Balance in Life Beats Moderation: Eight Ways to Balance Your Life

Honor your being

This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True - 5 Ways to Apply William Shakespeare's Advice Today