Quotes about Self-centered
The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe.
— CS Lewis
And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?
— Zechariah 7:6
The difference is one of motivation: legalism is self-centered; discipline is God-centered. The legalistic heart says, "I will do this thing to gain merit with God." The disciplined heart says, "I will do this thing because I love God and want to please Him.
— Kent Hughes
There is no life as empty as the self-centered life. There is no life as centered as the self-empty life.
— John Maxwell
He was a cynic and like most cynics, totally selfish and self-indulgent.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Most of them are already so puffed up with their imagined importance that they have no idea how silly they sound.
— Og Mandino
Just as people can watch spellbound a circus artist tumbling through the air in a phosphorized costume, so they can listen to a preacher who uses the Word of God to draw attention to himself. But a sensational preacher stimulates the senses and leaves the spirit untouched. Instead of being the way to God, his 'being different' gets in the way.
— Henri Nouwen
No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Knowing why we are married and should stay married is crucial. The key question is this: Will we approach marriage from a God-centered view or a self-centered view? In a self-centered view, we will maintain our marriage as long as our earthly comforts, desires, and expectations are met. In a God-centered view, we preserve our marriage because it brings glory to God and points a sinful world to a reconciling Creator.
— Gary Thomas
Our flesh takes over when we decide to be self-centered instead of self-sacrificing. Then there is Satan. God
— Stormie Omartian
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
— Billy Graham
We've had a major shift in what truth is and where it comes from. We've gone from being God-centered to self-centered, from being objective to being subjective and from being internal to external.
— Josh McDowell