Pride

LDS Quotes on Pride

“The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either — or both — when needed?”

Gordon B. Hinckley  |  Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes

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“I can forgive but I cannot forget is another way of saying I cannot forgive.”

Henry Ward Beecher

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“Pride is a very misunderstood sin, and many are sinning in ignorance. In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride—it is always considered a sin. Therefore, no matter how the world uses the term, we must understand how God uses the term so we can understand the language of holy writ and profit thereby.”

Ezra Taft Benson  |  “Beware of Pride,” Ensign, May 1989

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“Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.”

Ezra Taft Benson  |  “Beware of Pride,” Ensign, May 1989

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