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title: "6 Humble Contrite Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I was not really angry: I felt for him all the time, and longed to be reconciled; but I determined he should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bronte/i-was-not-really-angry-i-felt-for-him-all-the-time-and-longed-to-be/)

[Anne Bronte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bronte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/anne-bronte-1444_angry_i-was-not-really-angry-i-felt-for-him-al_148432.jpg)

> [Still stands thine ancient sacrifice - An humble and a contrite heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudyard-kipling/still-stands-thine-ancient-sacrifice-an-humble-and-a-contrite-heart/)

[Rudyard Kipling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudyard-kipling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/rudyard-kipling-527_ancient_still-stands-thine-ancient-sacrifice-an_875585.png)

> [A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/a-humble-and-contrite-heart-knows-that-it-can-merit-nothing-before/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/ole-hallesby-10454_almighty_a-humble-and-contrite-heart-knows-that-i_880264.png)

> [“this is the one to whom I will look:         he who is humble and contrite in spirit         and trembles at my word.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-is-the-one-to-whom-i-will-look-he-who-is-humble-and-contrite-in/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/anonymous-1_religion_this-is-the-one-to-whom-i-will-look-he-w_1695725.jpg)

> [All of us should be much more humble and contrite when we point the finger at somebody else, because four more fingers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-eric-dyson/all-of-us-should-be-much-more-humble-and-contrite-when-we-point-the/)

[Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-eric-dyson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/michael-eric-dyson-1424_fingers_all-of-us-should-be-much-more-humble-and_2736536.png)

> [Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of Heaven there are no barriers; the only password is prayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hosea-ballou/between-the-humble-and-contrite-heart-and-the-majesty-of-heaven-there/)

[Hosea Ballou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hosea-ballou/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/hosea-ballou-3245_barriers_between-the-humble-and-contrite-heart-an_3191926.png)

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