2 Cor. 10:7-18; Alma 31:25; 26:8-16, 35; Mosiah 2:17-26; 3 Ne. 6:10; D&C 50:32-33; refer in this text to Morm. 3:9; Mosiah 11:19
“Boasting in the arm of flesh, one of the commonest of all sins among worldly people is a gross evil; it is a sin born of pride, a sin that creates a frame of mind which keeps men from turning to the Lord and accepting his saving grace. When a man engages in self exultation because of his riches, his political power, his worldly learning, his physical prowess, his business acumen, or even his works of righteousness, he is not in tune with the Spirit of the Lord.” (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, pp. 93-94)
“The hen is the wisest of all animal creation because she never cackles until after the egg is laid.” (Abraham Lincoln, quoted in The Civil War, Burns, Burns, and Ward, p. 203)