The minister who keeps back hell from his people in his sermons is neither a faithful nor a charitable man.
J. C. RyleRead
Pride comes from not knowing yourself and the world. The older you grow, and the more you see, the less reason you will find for being proud. Ignorance and inexperience are the pedestal of pride; once the pedestal is removed - pride will soon come down.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True pride stems from self-awareness and understanding of the world; ignorance diminishes reason for pride.
This quote explores the relationship between pride, self-knowledge, and experience. J. C. Ryle suggests that as individuals grow older and gain a deeper understanding of their own limitations and the complexities of life, the reasons for feeling pride based on ignorance will diminish. He posits that pride is often built on a lack of knowledge and experience, and once one becomes more aware, that false sense of superiority is dismantled.
Themes
PrideSelf-AwarenessIgnoranceExperienceHumility
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about personal growth, one might reference this quote to highlight the importance of self-reflection.
More from J. C. Ryle
All quotes →Good hymns are an immense blessing to the Church. They train people for heaven, where praise is one of the principal occupations.
J. C. RyleRead
When I speak of a man growing in grace, I mean simply this - that his sense of sin is becoming deeper, his faith stronger, his hope brighter, his love more extensive, his spiritual mindedness more marked.
J. C. RyleRead
Those who confine God's love exclusively to the elect appear to me to take a narrow and contracted view of God's character and attributes....I have long come to the conclusion that men may be _x000D_ more systematic in their statements than the Bible, and may be led into grave error by idolatrous veneration of a system
J. C. RyleRead
Never be satisfied with the world's standard of Christianity!
J. C. RyleRead
Sunday morning, before we go to hear the Word of God preached...let us not rush into God’s presence careless, reckless, and unprepared, as if it mattered not in what way such work was done. Let us carry with us faith, reverence, and prayer. If these three are our companions, we will hear with profit, and return with praise.
J. C. RyleRead
Similar quotes
a fool forgetting all the ideals and joys I knew before, in my recent years of drinking and disappointment, what does he care if he hasn't got any money: he doesn't need any money, all he needs is his rucksack with those little plastic bags of dried food and a good pair of shoes and off he goes and enjoys the privileges of a millionaire in surroundings like this.
Jack KerouacRead
Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.
Ayn RandRead
Everything you do is right, nothing you do is wrong, yet you must still make ceaseless effort.
Shunryu SuzukiRead
To learn to concentrate we must choose a prayer or meditation and follow this path with commitment and steadiness, a willingness to work with our practice day after day, no matter what arises.
Jack KornfieldRead
I think that that's the wisest thing - to prevent illness before we try to cure something.
Maya AngelouRead
We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
Nelson MandelaRead