Catch {a man} at the moment when he is really poor in spirit and smuggle into his mind the gratifying reflection, "By… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Truth is the world and falseness is man who lives within his mind world which has copied the world of Truth. Therefore,… — Woo Myung Copy Share Image
“...for the interests of rulers require that their subjects should be poor in spirit, and that there should be no strong bond… — Plato Copy Share Image
“Remaining poor in spirit, combined with a first love passion for Jesus are the keys God created to anchor us to the… — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
“Blessings on the poor in spirit! The kingdom of heaven is yours” (Matt. 5:3) doesn’t mean, “You will go to heaven when… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“Here is the sweet paradox in how God works. He blesses those who admit that they need help: The poor in spirit… — David A. Powlison Copy Share Image
Ultimate Reality is not clearly and immediately apprehended except by those who have made themselves loving, pure in heart and poor in… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“He only who is reduced to nothing in himself, and relies on the mercy of God is poor in spirit” — John Calvin Copy Share Image
The man who is poor in spirit desires and says with his whole heart, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“Mortify your pride by cultivating humility. “Put on, therefore,” says Paul, “as the elect of God, holy and beloved, . . .… — D.L. Moody Copy Share Image
Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there. — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
“A poor man is not disposed to quick and high resentment when he is among the rich: he is apt to yield… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Riches seem to come to the poor in spirit, the poor in interest and joy. To put it straight - the very… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The way to deeper knowledge of God is through the lonely valleys of soul poverty and abnegation of all things. The blessed… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
We can be poor in spirit, and I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing, it can be here… — Ann Romney Copy Share Image
If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language. — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
May those who are poor in spirit and heart find their way to GOD and act in GOD's ways. — Innah Delos Angeles Copy Share Image
“In another of his most famous essays, Montaigne argued that to philosophise is to learn to die. I learned how to die… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Jesus’ disciples are not people lacking resources, but they are poor because they belong to this people under the oppressive and demoralizing… — John E. Goldingay Copy Share Image
If the Savior were among us today, we would find Him where He always was-ministering to the meek, the downcast, the humble,… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
It is incumbent on us diligently to remember that the kingdom of heaven was promised to the poor in spirit, and that… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“In the Gospel, there is a sentence that expresses the same ethical imperative in a more fascinating way: “Blessed are the poor… — Luigi Giussani Copy Share Image
