Tag: "Pride, arrogance, egoism and selfishness"

tag name	Pride, arrogance, egoism and selfishness	type:	Miscellaneous
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Pride,_arrogance,_egoism_and_selfishness
variations or mis-spellings	self-interest; vainglory
related tags	– Negative emotions and behaviors; Barriers; Ego; Humility; Self
referring tags	Intellectualism; Judgmentalism; Ranks, stations and functions; Superiority
Inventory subject	Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "Be forbearing one with another and set not your affections on things below. Pride not yourselves in your glory, and be not ashamed of abasement. By My beauty! I have created all things from dust, and to dust will I return them again." – Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Persian no. 48 "Ever since the seeking of preference and distinction came into play, the world hath been laid waste. It hath become desolate... Indeed, man is noble, inasmuch as each one is a repository of the sign of God. Nevertheless, to regard oneself as superior in knowledge, learning or virtue, or to exalt oneself or seek preference, is a grievous transgression. Great is the blessedness of those who are adorned with the ornament of this unity and have been graciously confirmed by God." – Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Sacred Writings, Chapter 2, 13.1; cited in a letter dated 14 March 1996, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual; also in compilation Issues Related to the Study of the Bahá'í Faith, section 6. "... thou wishest for deliverance from self-conceit. This quality, which is pride, hath been the ruin of many important people in the world. Should a person be possessed of all praiseworthy qualities yet be egotistical, then all those virtues and goodly characteristics will be obliterated and ultimately converted into the worst of defects..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, Extract from a Tablet
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfishness; bahaiquotes.com/subject/pride; bahaiquotes.com/subject/selfishness; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Pride; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Arrogance; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Selfishness; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Self-interest; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Vainglory

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