--- title: "9 Spirit Humility Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Spirit Humility quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Spirit Humility sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/gary-snyder-4502_balance_walking-is-the-exact-balance-between-spi_3197099.jpg" --- > [Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-snyder/walking-is-the-exact-balance-between-spirit-and-humility/) [Gary Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/gary-snyder-4502_balance_walking-is-the-exact-balance-between-spi_3197099.jpg) > [“It would be well if, in the spirit of humility, we recognized the true dignity of our regenerated nature, and lived up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-haddon-spurgeon/it-would-be-well-if-in-the-spirit-of-humility-we-recognized-the-true/) [Charles Haddon Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-haddon-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/charles-haddon-spurgeon-4749_humility_it-would-be-well-if-in-the-spirit-of-hum_801369.jpg) > [If you would like to live in a community in which you may have pride, then dedicate yourself in a spirit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-v-prochnow/if-you-would-like-to-live-in-a-community-in-which-you-may-have-pride/) [Herbert V. Prochnow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-v-prochnow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/herbert-v-prochnow-21145_community_if-you-would-like-to-live-in-a-community_3005742.png) > [Walking is the great adventure, the first meditation, a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind. Walking is the exact balance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-snyder/walking-is-the-great-adventure-the-first-meditation-a-practice-of/) [Gary Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db8/gary-snyder-4502_adventure_walking-is-the-great-adventure-the-first_2023244.jpg) > [“We are to come to the Word in a spirit of humility and contrition because we recognize that we are sinful, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/we-are-to-come-to-the-word-in-a-spirit-of-humility-and-contrition/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/jerry-bridges-1451_holiness_we-are-to-come-to-the-word-in-a-spirit-o_939452.png) > [“The truth of God's sovereignty . . . removes every ground for human boasting and instills the spirit of humility in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-phillips/the-truth-of-god-s-sovereignty-removes-every-ground-for-human/) [Richard D. Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/richard-d-phillips-14207_humility_the-truth-of-god-s-sovereignty-removes-e_2511457.jpg) > [Those who profit from adversity possess a spirit of humility and are therefore inclined to make the necessary changes needed to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/those-who-profit-from-adversity-possess-a-spirit-of-humility-and-are/) [John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/john-c-maxwell-113_adversity_those-who-profit-from-adversity-possess_2245276.jpg) > [Unless a man gives himself entirely to the Cross, in a spirit of humility and self-abasement; unless he casts himself down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-the-evangelist/unless-a-man-gives-himself-entirely-to-the-cross-in-a-spirit-of/) [Mark the Evangelist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-the-evangelist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/mark-the-evangelist-64276_abasement_unless-a-man-gives-himself-entirely-to-t_21653.jpg) > [“If the members of the Church would search their scriptures more intensely in the spirit of humility and prayer, disputations would cease…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fielding-smith/if-the-members-of-the-church-would-search-their-scriptures-more/) [Joseph Fielding Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fielding-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25b/joseph-fielding-smith-13580_religion_if-the-members-of-the-church-would-searc_2756553.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spirit-humility/#itemlist", "name": "Spirit Humility Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Snyder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-snyder/walking-is-the-exact-balance-between-spirit-and-humility/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/gary-snyder-4502_balance_walking-is-the-exact-balance-between-spi_3197099.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/gary-snyder-4502_balance_walking-is-the-exact-balance-between-spi_3197099.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/gary-snyder-4502_balance_walking-is-the-exact-balance-between-spi_3197099.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility.” — Gary Snyder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It would be well if, in the spirit of humility, we recognized the true dignity of our regenerated nature, and lived up to it. 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