The humble person is open to being corrected, whereas the arrogant is clearly closed to it. Proud people are supremely confident in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Though a man may be found in a weak state, that does not at all mean that he has been abandoned by… — John of Shanghai and San Francisco Copy Share Image
I fear the popular notion of success stands in direct opposition in all points to the real and wholesome success. One adores… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
... Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There is a theology to gardening that few of us consider, but to understand this theology means relinquishing much control - our… — Christopher McDowell Copy Share Image
“You control your passions by cultivating that humility which recognizes the good in your passions and utilizes it, the bad in your… — Catholic Way Publishing Copy Share Image
Man with all his noble qualities, with sympathy which feels for the most debased, with benevolence which extends not only to other… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
“Alex Rodriguez seemed not to fit in with the rest of his Yankee teammates. For instance, he wanted a clubhouse attendant personally… — Tom Verducci Copy Share Image
“The proper way is lost to me; my compass spins. I therefore give my entire attention to those works that seem to… — Eli Brown Copy Share Image
“Do not be proud of the fact that your grandmother was shocked at something which you are accustomed to seeing or hearing… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
He answered, "The woman whom You gave to be with me" (Gen 3:9-12), he did not say, "the woman deceived me," but… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
“Beauty lies in the total abandonment of the observer and the observed and there can be self-abandonment only when there is total… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Until a humility that rests in nothing less than the end and death of self, and which gives up all the honor… — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
One of the great things about Parkinson's, in a superficial way, is it relieved me of vanity. I don't worry about what… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
In my own pursuit of God, I often became preoccupied with ME! It was easy to think that being constantly aware of… — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
There have been many people for whom limitations, failure, loss, or pain in whatever form turned out to be their greatest teacher.… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
We should not lose ourselves in vainglorious sohemes for changing human nature all over the planet. Rather, we should learn to view… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
“Krupa (divine grace) means ‘every time sincere’. Without becoming suitable for naimitik krupa (apparent grace), one cannot attain the nischay (Realization that… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“For all his gentleness and humility unto death on the Cross, God does not relinquish his attribute of being judge and consuming… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
I believe that anyone can be successful in life, regardless of natural talent or the environment within which we live. This is… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“His failure to defeat something more powerful than himself, and the scar that reminds him of his failure, is no reason for… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
We must learn to recognize nature's truths even though we don't understand them, for some of those truths may still be beyond… — John E. Sarno Copy Share Image
As one recalls some of the monstrous situations under which human beings have lived and live their lives, one marvels at man's… — George Amos Dorsey Copy Share Image
The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
The vice I am talking of is Pride or Self-Conceit: and the virtue opposite to it, in Christian morals, is called Humility...According… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Perfect' - the most misattributed word in English language A 'perfect' thing can never be improved - at least by what the… — Eniitan Akinola Copy Share Image
“Until we understand what the land is, we are at odds with everything we touch. And to come to that understanding it… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
A story contained in the family lore of Brigham Young's descendants illustrates the submissive nature of humility. It recounts that in a… — Truman G. Madsen Copy Share Image
“I have often noticed that these things, which obsess me, neither bother nor impress other people even slightly. I am horribly apt… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“While the financial crisis destroyed careers and reputations, and left many more bruised and battered, it also left the survivors with a… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
[Benjamin Franklin]identified thirteen virtues he wanted to cultivate--temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility--and made… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
What [Nietzsche] calls slave morality is to him purely spite-morality; and this spite-morality gave new names to all ideals. Thus impotence, which… — Georg Brandes Copy Share Image
“The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
All greatness in style begins, I imagine, with such respect, deep and passionate enough to produce a humility which will not assert… — Freya Stark Copy Share Image
“I won't pretend that I've arrived at humble orthodoxy. When I gain a bit of theological knowledge, I all too frequently get… — Joshua Harris Copy Share Image
“Prayer of an Anonymous Abbess: Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But perseverance in humility of conduct and messages, in self-condemnation for Robert’s offence, and gratitude for the unkindness she was treated with,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
In Islamic belief, knowledge is two-fold. There is that revealed through the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.) and that which man discovers by virtue… — Aga Khan IV Copy Share Image
“Self-knowledge is not clarity or transparency or knowing how everything works, self-knowledge is a fiercely attentive form of humility and thankfulness, a… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
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