Achievement Quote by John Climacus Download Open image “Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements.” — John Climacus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Achievement Constant Forgetfulness Humility Success
Humility is an elusive virtue. The more we pursue it - and the more we seem to acquire it - the more we take… — Mike Aquilina Copy Share Image
Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity. — Vanna Bonta Copy Share Image
Humility is not a denial of ability; it is a recognition of where it comes from and for whom it must be used. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When people begin to praise us, let us hurry to remember the multitude of ours transgressions, and we will see that we are truly… — John Climacus 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 another, does… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
Pride is the utter poverty of soul disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness. — John Climacus Copy Share Image
A discerning man, when he eats grapes, takes only the ripe ones and leaves the sour. Thus also the discerning mind carefully marks the… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
Do not stop praying as long as, by God's grace, the fire and the water have not been exhausted, for it may happen that… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
Holy love has a way of consuming some. This is what is meant by the one who said, 'You have ravished our hearts' (Sg.… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing the mind when the… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
Someone who is elated with wine speaks the truth on all subjects, even without meaning to. In the same way, anyone who is inebriated… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
It can happen that when we are at prayer some brothers come to see us. Then we have to choose either to interrupt our… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the Spirit Himself will intercede… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility. — John Climacus Copy Share Image
You, of Canada, are building a magnificent record of achievement. My country rejoices in it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“If attempting to make the world a civilized one, makes you a bad woman in the eyes of the dumb patriarchal society, then, by… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
One achieves true human dignity only when one serves. Only he is great who subjects himself to taking part in the achievement of a… — Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera Copy Share Image
Needs cause motivation. Deep-rooted desires for esteem, affection, belonging, achievement, self-actualization, power, and control motivate us to push for what we want and need… — Lorii Myers Copy Share Image
Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. — Plato Copy Share Image
It's tragic what America has become because there is a great segment of society that now resents luxury and success and achievement by others. — Robin Leach Copy Share Image
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Joel Lane documents a life we don’t quite live, in a city we can’t quite find: half glimpsed and half imagined, we know it’s… — Chaz Brenchley Copy Share Image
The main substantive achievement of neoliberalism has been to redistribute rather than to generate wealth and income. — David Harvey Copy Share Image
Every profession has an ideology and a drive for power that goes far beyond its achievements and it is the task of democracy to… — Paul Feyerabend Copy Share Image
We have Internet now and people are not stupid. But it seems that some people are trying to push the same agenda of the… — Bassem Youssef Copy Share Image
The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the greatest achievement… — Gary Carter Copy Share Image
