Quotes About Worthiness

I have done one braver thingThan all the Worthies did;And yet a braver thence doth spring,Which is, to keep that hid.

I give my all to live a life that is worthy of the favor I have received. I don't always hit the mark, but I continue to press towards it each day. New mercies every morning... Give thanks for that.

It's very painful for us to feel we deserve a life. That's the toughest thing. That we deserve to have a life. That can take a lifetime.

This life is a gift, and to reject that gift or abuse that gift is not human and not worthy of us.

Don't let religious-sounding reluctance fool you. When you plead "unworthy" and refuse to be served by God, you place your judgment about yourself above God's. You say you would prefer to go it alone, and you imply that your unworthiness goes beyond the scope of God's mercy and grace. You must think that God cleanses you only from ordinary sins, not from the spectacular ones.

The spirit of service essential to avoiding majority or minority tyranny requires that every official seek to deserve the public trust he may not actually possess. However effective the checks and balances of government, however extensive the prevention of abuses of power by government, the government itself will be less than trustworthy unless individual officials try to be worthy of the trust they bear.

Though the golden ring is worthy, it is the worthiest and beautiful with the diamond; similarly, the human with faith and love.

If all the good food you have eaten in the last few years hasn't made a sensible man of you, you may as well go out and drown, for you're not worth feeding any more.

Gossip is only the lack of a worthy memory.

They're scared. They're afraid we won't be worthy of them.

Above all else, never think you're not good enough.

Above all else, never think you're not good enough.

A person who is truly worth to own nice words and good deeds on the earth will take pride only when receiving award or reward from the upright master in the honorable vocation, not from the servant who may be occupying the chief position for the servility reason.

Fools either can't doubt on someone who is actually untrustworthy or will suspect somebody who is not really worth doubting.

Heaven gives mysteriously protection to a worthy man by keeping him often away from women even through breakup, divorce or separation

Self-motivation also has its limit and so it needs to be replenished from time to time with an inspiration from a worthy person only.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Frivolous they might be, but the people of Ecbatana at least saw that the world was created for their delight, and as they jumped about in the frigid streams and wasted their money in the crowded bazaars, they came closer to living their lives as the Holy One intended than those who were continually apologizing for their unworthiness and trying to avert the wrath of the One who, had they but known, wishes the world only well.

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.

Do you deserve truth? You sure seek it, but do you deserve it? If you want to see real things burning you first have to reach up to the height of the fire.

God can do something with those who see what they really are and who know their need of cleansing but can do nothing with the man who feels himself worthy.

I can see that. She is lovely, very different from you. Oh, my clumsy tongue. Vollys's bells clanged. You are lovely too, but in a quieter way. In temperament I see that you are different as well. She could lead a charge, but you could last a siege. This is fascinating, little Adelina. The more I look at her, the more clearly I see you. You may be a worthier opponent than even my Willard was.

I go to sleep every single night thinking I'm not good enough. I really do. I don't know if that's healthy or not. But I really do have a fear of not being good, and I don't like that.

I know it doesn't sound logical but that's the way it is ' said papá. 'There are people who try to control the people they love or try to make them feel insecure or inferior or unworthy. They can be very hurtful but they're the sad people. They're afraid of being abandoned they're afraid of not being loved.' pg 116