"Pride is one of the commonest sins which
beset human nature. . . . We all naturally think far better of ourselves
than we ought. We all naturally imagine that we deserve something far
better than we have. It’s an old sin. It began in the garden of Eden
when Adam and Eve thought that they had not gotten everything that their
merits deserved.
It is a subtle sin. It rules and reigns
in many a heart without being detected, and can even wear the garb of
humility. It is a most soul-ruining sin. . . . Let us watch against it
[that is against pride] and be on our guard. Of all garments, none is so
graceful, none wears so well, and none is so rare as true humility."
~J. C. Ryle
