“But grace, for ourselves and for others, is obtained by humble prayer, by mortification, and by fidelity in the accomplishment of our… — St. Maximilian Kolbe Copy Share Image
Physics is mathematical not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little; it is only… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
The most important criterion is this: hire someone whose character and humility and attitude you would like to have reproduced in your… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The humility of wisdom is the happy consciousness that all things come from God, are sustained by God, and exist for God.… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Any real accomplishment in the world reflects the efforts of a lot of people. . . . For an individual to claim… — John J. Gilligan Copy Share Image
Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The fruit of the Spirit is fundamentally relational. Rather than originating with us, it flows to us from our union with Christ,… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Tibetans look at a person who holds himself above others, believing he is better than others and knows more, and they say… — B. Alan Wallace Copy Share Image
Charity is the pure love of Christ. Let's bring it down for us lay folk to understand. Selflessness, patience. . . .… — Hyrum W. Smith Copy Share Image
Hence the importance of patience in the New Testament, which becomes the basic constituent of Christianity, more central even than humility: the… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
“If God were to hold all Truth concealed in his right hand, and in his left only the steady and diligent drive… — Gotthold Lessing Copy Share Image
“Realizing the seriously ruthless, venomous habits and agendas of evil always instills a more fierce passion and longing for a closer God.… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Unless we have the courage to fight for a revival of wholesome reserve between man and man, we shall perish in an… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
In order to learn true humility (I use this expression to describe the state of mind under discussion), it is good for… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
I always thought if you really want to be a good actor, you've got to be able to fart in public. That,… — Timothy Carey Copy Share Image
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not… — David Boehi Copy Share Image
We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones; such as honesty, sincerity,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
You can see how he changed on the surface. But at the core of it all, I think Superman has remained the… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
The rising and falling of the scales of pride and humility sustain the brooding mind as well as the alternations of desire… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. 4 Everyone should look out not only… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Where do you draw the line between a humble man who knows his own weaknesses but tries to act out virtues he… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“You might say I’m an advocate for humility in leaders. But to be truly humble, those leaders must first understand how many… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
A man in the view of absolute goodness, adores, with total humility. Every step downward, is a step upward. The man who… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Real spiritual growth is always growth downward, so to speak, into profounder humility, which in healthy souls will become more and more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility… — Irving Babbitt Copy Share Image
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your gifts.… — William Temple Copy Share Image
Truth, purity, self-control, firmness, fearlessness, humility, unity, peace, and renunciation - these are the inherent qualities of a civil resister. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The opposite of humility is arrogance--the belief that we are wiser or better than others. Arrogance promotes separation rather than community. It… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Be not ashamed to confess that you have been in the wrong. It is but owning that you now have more sense… — Jeremiah Seed Copy Share Image
“Teach me patience, Lord, and continue to stretch my understanding of who you are and how you work in the world. Continue… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
If Brian Clough, who had the ego the size of 15 houses, had the humility to go for an interview for the… — Martin O'Neill Copy Share Image
“My correspondence has certainly the charm of variety, and the humbler are usually the more interesting. This looks like one of those… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“If we are humble, we are open to new ideas and new ways of seeing things. Open-mindedness is a very important part… — Bill P Copy Share Image
“I wish for you a more difficult life, somewhere in the complicated center, where the courage of your convictions blends with humility… — Kenneth Patrick Ruscio Copy Share Image
Asking for advice is an act of humility… The act alone says, "I need you." The decision maker and the adviser are… — Dennis Bakke Copy Share Image
“When the sum of our faith and humility is sufficient, it reaches a type of spiritual critical mass and hope is fostered… — Roger Stark Copy Share Image
I can talk about humility, but I'm not humble. I mean, if you say, I'm humble, you've just contradicted yourself. But I'm… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
