At the heart of Christian ethic is humility; at the heart of its parodies, pride. Different roads with different destinations, and the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . .… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The more we cling to virtues like humility, selflessness, modesty, and purity, the more beautiful we become - not only in His… — Kylie Bisutti Copy Share Image
The thief who received the kingdom of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
“I also know that what follows is far from the whole picture. It is not false modesty which prompts me to say… — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
Humble prayer to our Heavenly Father, in deep faith in Jesus Christ, is essential to qualify us for the companionship of the… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
“I have always consoled myself that he such as I who is not a genius, can still achieve much that is useful… — Johann Rudolf Wolf Copy Share Image
“First are those which free us from the strongest passions: laziness, love of comfort, sensuality, and pride. These virtues—fortitude, detachment, chastity, and… — Juan Luis Lorda Copy Share Image
“So many people think that they are not gifted because they don’t have an obvious talent that people can recognize because it… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
People used to blush when they were ashamed. Now they are ashamed if they blush. Modesty has disappeared and a brazen generation… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Mostly, I stand in awe of the every day women I knew from childhood that I interact with on Facebook. They struggle… — Kambri Crews Copy Share Image
Humility is just as much the opposite of self-abasement as it is of self-exaltation. To be humble is not to make comparisons.… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share Image
“The call to humility has been too little regarded in the church because its true nature and importance have been too little… — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
If we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly.… — Robert Bolt Copy Share Image
“True service is possible only when the self-conscious individual loses his egoistic sense of 'actorship' by merging his self-interest in the common… — Swami Ramdas Copy Share Image
In spite of the fact that religion looks backward to revealed truth while science looks forward to new vistas and discoveries, both… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Rukmini Devi was an icon for all the Bharat Natyam students at Kalakshetra. I grew up watching her at dance school and… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
Every leader should have enough humility to accept, publicly, the responsibility for the mistakes of the subordinates he has himself selected and,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Humans are addicted to the hope for a final reckoning, but intellectual humility requires that we resist the temptation to assume that… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
Recognizing your talents doesn't mean believing they're limitless. Accepting your strengths doesn't lead to pride, but instead to humility; you're less likely… — Gina Barreca Copy Share Image
In naturalism, man is actually very insignificant, but arrogates to himself stupendous power. In Christianity, man is actually the apex of created… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379 Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
“Faith, doubt, humility, and confidence—this is the stuff and substance of theology at its best. Swagger, smugness, and certainty—this is the stuff… — Austin Fischer Copy Share Image
He does not show humility who accuses himself (for who will not accept rebukes from himself?), but he who, being rebuked by… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
Studying my grandfather's life and legacy has shown me what it takes to be a good public servant. Curiosity. Compassion for others.… — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
When they are still gossiping about us, doing the same old negative routine, here we are moving our decent humble lives, in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I cannot speak In happy tones; the tear drops on my cheek Show I am sad; But I can speak Of grace… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Copy Share Image
You need to be confident. You need to know who you are as a person and as a human. But make sure… — Dominique Crenn Copy Share Image
Americans to bow our heads in humility before our Heavenly Father, a God who calls us not to judge our neighbors, but… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. Continue to share your heart with people… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
You can fail in films because you don't have the talent, or you have too much humility, or you lack ferociousness. I'm… — John Cassavetes Copy Share Image
True religion teaches us to reverence what is under us, to recognize humility and poverty, and, despite mockery and disgrace, wretchedness, suffering,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
In this world of Maya, which is averse to the Lord, full of trials and tribulations, only patience, humility and respect for… — Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Copy Share Image
Give the slave the least elevation of religious sentiment, and he is not slave: you are the slave: he not only in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Men don't achieve truth because they lack humility and love of truth. They won't criticize their own beliefs. Truth would overwhelm them. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste,… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is… — Charles Grandison Finney Copy Share Image
There is a lovely root to the word humiliation - from the latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“benefit. A humble heart is a great help towards profitably hearing the gospel. The engrafted soul saving word is not received except… — Charles H. Spurgeon Copy Share Image
