Humility Quotes - Page 8

• Make me like a little child, Simple, teachable, and mild; Seeing only in Thy light; Walking only in Thy might!

  John Berridge

  Children, Simple, Light

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• If you have humility you are halfway to God-realization.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Realization, Halfway

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• Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength. Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.

  Vince Lombardi

  Sacrifice, Greatness, Dedication

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• Make account that thou hast done nothing, and then thou hast done all. For if, being sinners, when we account ourselves to be what we are, we become righteous, as indeed the Publican did; how much more, when being righteous we account ourselves to be sinners.

  Saint John Chrysostom

  Done, Righteous, Accounts

  Saint John Chrysostom, Sir George Prevost (1843). “The homilies of S. John Chrysostom ... on the gospel of St. Matthew”, p.37

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• An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

  John Climacus

  Passion, Angel, Pride

  Saint John (Climacus) (1959). “The Ladder of Divine Ascent”

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• Humility is courage, the open acceptance of your own perfection.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Acceptance, Perfection

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• Humility mainly becometh the converse of man with his Maker.

  Martin Farquhar Tupper

  Men, Makers, Converses

  Martin Farquhar Tupper (1867). “Proverbial Philosophy: (the First and Second Series)”, p.57

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• When we interact with others the ego manifests. We have to show that we're superior or that we know more, are more spiritual, evolved - or that we're the worst, everyone is better.

  Frederick Lenz

  Spiritual, Buddhism, Ego

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• Humility accepts the very nature of a human being is complete, unadulterated, ecstatic joy.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Joy, Accepting

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• Have a healthy respect and love for yourself, but don't be taken out by your ego.

  Frederick Lenz

  Taken, Buddhism, Ego

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• Humility means coming to the root of the matter, honestly looking at yourself and saying: "This is me for better or for worse."

  Frederick Lenz

  Mean, Buddhism, Roots

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• The fullest and best ears of corn hang lowest toward the ground.

  Christopher Augustine Reynolds

  Ears, Corn, Lowest

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• When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does humility grow. The one gives way to the other as to its opposite. Darkness departs and light appears. Pride is darkness, but humility is light.

  Tikhon of Zadonsk

  Pride, Men, Light

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• It’s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple good ones, and you’re set. But a moral checklist doesn’t take into consideration the idols of the hearts. It may not even have the gospel as part of the equation. And inevitably, checklist spirituality is highly selective. So you end up feeling successful at sanctification because you stayed away from drugs, lost weight, served at the soup kitchen, and renounced Styrofoam. But you’ve ignored gentleness, humility, joy, and sexual purity.

  Kevin DeYoung

  Couple, Heart, Successful

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• Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility.

  James Montgomery

  Clothings

  James Montgomery, John Holland (1854). “Sacred Poems and Hymns: For Public and Private Devotion”, p.339

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• When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children.

  Greg Mortenson

  Funny Inspirational, Children, Parenting

  Greg Mortenson (2009). “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan”, p.140, Penguin

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• One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

  Simone Weil

  Rights, Talking, St Francis Of Assisi

  Simone Weil (2014). “Letter to a Priest”, p.73, Routledge

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• Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Faith, Father, Inspiration

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• A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he quietly endures the insult or responds with great humility, he weakens the serpent and lessens its hold. But if he replies acrimoniously or brazenly, he gives it strength to pour its venom into his heart and to feed mercilessly on his guts. In this way the serpent becomes increasingly powerful; it destroys his soul's strength and his attempts to set himself right, compelling him to live for sin and to be completely dead to righteousness.

  Symeon the New Theologian

  Powerful, Freedom, Heart

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• It's very easy for us to be humble when no one else is around. There is no reason for us to demonstrate our superiority, because no one challenges it.

  Frederick Lenz

  Humble, Buddhism, Challenges

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• You couldn't be that good and not know it, somewhere in your secret heart, however much you'd been abused into affecting public humility.

  Lois McMaster Bujold

  Heart, Secret, Knows

  Lois McMaster Bujold (2000). “A Civil Campaign”, p.35, Baen Books

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• Lowliness is the base of every virtue, And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.

  Philip James Bailey

  Virtue, Lowliness, Lowest

  Philip James Bailey (1848). “Beauties of Festus”, p.93

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• Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.

  John Selden

  Practice, Virtue

  "Table Talk: Being the Discourses of John Selden (Humility)". Book by John Selden and Richard Milward, 1689.

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• If thou wouldst find much favor and peace with God and man, be very low in thine own eyes; forgive thyself little, and others much.

  Leighton Meester

  Eye, Men, Forgiving

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• The street is full of humiliations to the proud.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Pride, Proud, Humiliation

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays: First and Second Series”, p.294, Library of America

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