Humility Quotes - Page 17

• Public opinion rarely considers the needs of the next generation or the history of the last. It is frequently hampered by myths and misinformation, by stereotypes and shibboleths, and by an inate resistance to innovation.

  Theodore C. Sorensen

  Innovation, Needs, Generations

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• There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble.

  Radhanath Swami

  Humble, Desire, Genuine

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• All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Advice, Way, Speak

  Michel de Montaigne (2009). “Essays”, p.1603, The Floating Press

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• Humility does not mean to think yourself less, but to less think of yourself.

  Bhakti Tirtha Swami

  Humble, Mean, Thinking

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• The Ultimate expression of Humility comes when we control our senses.

  Radhanath Swami

  Expression, Ultimate, Senses

  Radhanath Swami (2014). “Nectar Stream”, p.20, Jaico Publishing House

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• Humility is all about being truthful and honest.

  Radhanath Swami

  Honest, Truthful, Being Truthful

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• The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn-the less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Men, Willing, Knows

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The Works of Robert G.Ingersoll. [Dresden Ed.]”

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• Humility leads to the highest distinction, because it leads to self-improvement.

  Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet

  Self, Improvement, Distinction

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  Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.

  John Calvin

  Faith, Christianity, True Intelligence

  John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On Ezekiel 1- 12 (Annotated Edition)”, p.84, Jazzybee Verlag

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• In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.

  Bill W.

  Inspirational, Recovery, Lessons

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• The thief who received the kingdom of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact that salvation is ours through the grace and mercy of God.

  John Cassian

  Mercy Of God, Grace And Mercy, Heaven

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• The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

  Saadi

  Fall, Humble, Son

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• All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved only through humility.

  John Cassian

  Father, Perfection, Holiness

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• Humility is to joyfully, voluntarily and quietly submit one's whole life to God's will, to finally use the gift of agency to give one's life back to Him.

  Virginia H. Pearce

  Agency, Giving, Use

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• Be humble and you will remain entire. The sages do not display themselves, therefore they shine. They do not approve themselves, therefore they are noted. They do not praise themselves, therefore they have merit. They do not glory in themselves, therefore they excel.

  Laozi

  Humble, Shining, Sage

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• The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it.

  Constantin Stanislavski

  Wisdom, Realizing, Greatest Wisdom

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• Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Funny, Wise, Wisdom

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• Though a man may be found in a weak state, that does not at all mean that he has been abandoned by God. On the cross, the Lord Jesus Christ was in trouble, as the world sees things. But when the sinful world considered Him to be completely destroyed, in fact He was victorious over death and hades. The Lord did not promise us positions as victors as a reward for righteousness, but told us, "In the world you will have tribulation - but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world".

  John of Shanghai and San Francisco

  Jesus, Cheer, Mean

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• The power of God is effective when a person asks for the help from God, acknowledging his own weakness and sinfulness. This is why humility and the striving towards God are the fundamental virtues of a Christian.

  John of Shanghai and San Francisco

  Christian, Weakness, Fundamentals

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• Humility, in its turn, can be achieved only through faith, fear of God, gentleness and the shedding of all possessions.

  John Cassian

  Possession, Turns, Gentleness

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• The road to success leads through the valley of humility, and the path is up the ladder of patience and across the wide barren plains of perseverance. As yet, no short cut has ever been discovered.

  Joseph F. Lamb

  Perseverance, Congratulations, Cutting

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• Humility is an elusive virtue. The more we pursue it - and the more we seem to acquire it - the more we take pride in our accomplishment, and we find ourselves back at square one.

  Mike Aquilina

  Pride, Squares, Accomplishment

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• My likeness to Jesus must be through suffering and humility.

  Mary Faustina Kowalska

  Jesus, Suffering

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• The way to Christ is first through humility, second through humility, and third through humility. If humility does not precede and accompany and follow every good work we do, if it is not before us to focus on, it it is not beside us to lean upon, if it is not behind us to fence us in, pride will wrench from our hand any good deed we do at the very moment we do it.

  Saint Augustine

  Pride, Hands, Focus

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• Jesus taught us how to forgive out of love, how to forget out of humility. So let us examine our hearts and see if there is any unforgiven hurt -- any unforgotten bitterness! It is easy to love those who are far away. It isn't always easy to love those who are right next to us. It is easier to offer food to the hungry than to answer the lonely suffering of someone who lacks love right in one

  Mother Teresa

  Lonely, Hurt, Jesus

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