“life of service and humility, of silent subordination and religious training, from which he wrested intellectual pleasures congruent with his” — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
Like sacrifices, prayer is intended to change man, not God. Its purpose is to cultivate a contrite heart, to promote feelings of… — Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits Copy Share Image
When you pretend to be an authority on everything, it forces your subordinates to defer to your opinion - which may not… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn.… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
The affected modesty of most women is a decoy for the generous, the delicate, and unsuspecting; while the artful, the bold, and… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Modesty means to be free from undue familiarity, from indecency, from lewdness, pure in thought and conduct. Speaking of modest apparel, it… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
“The certificate that promotes a divine idea is humility. Period. Get yourself upgraded with the good news of humility every day! Sometimes,… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“For the case that one thinks he has plateaued in life, God has already set yet another peak for him to reach:… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When you are filled with soul energy you become magnetic." 11 Teachings to help on the journey to Soul Realization: (1) Practive… — Choa Kok Sui Copy Share Image
Unless a man gives himself entirely to the Cross, in a spirit of humility and self-abasement; unless he casts himself down to… — Mark the Evangelist Copy Share Image
“I did not care if Ella went to Princeton, if she was exceptionally pretty, if she grew up to marry a rich… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
I do plead with the mothers of Zion to undertake modesty in dress. We may like to follow the fashion, but let… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call "humble" nowadays: he will… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Probably no theologian in English language has ever rivaled Owen stressing the absolute centrality of Christ's penal substitution and therefore his as… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
With my work I attempt to help man to overcome his alienation; I do this by surrounding his daily life with objects,… — Antoni Tapies Copy Share Image
“We need to recognize that lack of confidence does not equal humility. In fact, genuinely humble people have enormous confidence because it… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
Modesty was designed by Providence as a guard to virtue, and that it might be always at hand it is wrought into… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
I had the erroneous conviction that all of history tended toward my birth and would diminish into chaos or inconsequence after I… — David Milch Copy Share Image
Prayer makes a godly man, and puts within him "the mind of Christ," the mind of humility, of self-surrender, of service, of… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
But in the present day men cast off gentleness, and are all for being bold; they spurn frugality, and retain only extravagance;… — Laozi Copy Share Image
God opposes the proud. The way you get up front is do really good work in the back. Humility is a by… — Bradley Cooper Copy Share Image
“Everything [Jesus] taught and did was a summons to the humility and love that purge self-exaltation out of leadership and servility out… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I come from some humble beginnings, and I just believed that when people pay their money, hard-earned money, that they deserve a… — Cris Carter Copy Share Image
It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
When you're out in the field and spending time in these different places around the world, humility is one of the most… — Clarissa Ward Copy Share Image
And for the sake of humility--a characteristic crucial to sacred questioning we might do well to confess that we're capable at any… — David Dark Copy Share Image
A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
To make the sign of the cross is to pronounce a visible and public yes to him who died for us and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
When we, by the working of mercy and grace, be made meek and mild, we are fully safe; suddenly is the soul… — Julian of Norwich Copy Share Image
It must be quite difficult, concealing your superior male qualities behind a mask of feigned humility.” Why, Gillian, it’s that very ability… — Victoria Alexander Copy Share Image
Do not be vexed with those who show pride, or malice, effeminacy, and impatience in their intercourse with you, or others, but… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
After all, to get the whole universe totally wrong in the face of clear evidence for over 75 years merits monumental embarrassment… — Halton Arp Copy Share Image
Green strongly influences the heart and helps alleviate tension. Positive qualities associated with green are generosity, humility, and cooperation. Foods of the… — Tae Yun Kim Copy Share Image
“Be what it may, I will always esteem and adore the divine genius of this Gentleman, taking from him what I understand… — Lope de Vega Copy Share Image
“I told you it was easy,” HARV said. “True, but you say that about everything.” “That's because everything is easy for me.”… — John Zakour Copy Share Image
Learning to accept failure on multiple levels is, to my way of thinking, the key to become a world-class therapist. But that… — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
Kundalini is generated through cultivating humility, purity, through meditation, selfless giving, and by studying with an advanced teacher on a personal level. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Professions of humility are the very cream, the very essence of pride; the really humble person wishes to be, and not to… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image