Quotes About Humility

Its truly ironical how arrogant we are about dust being here and there and end up sleeping in the dust forever!

The greatest danger, of course, was to believe that I was equal to them, because assurance can morph into arrogance that Death loves to prove unfounded.

It cost me never a stab nor squirm To tread by chance upon a worm. 'Aha my little dear' I say 'Your clan will pay me back one day.'

The meek are those who quietly submit themselves to God, to His Word and to His rod, who follow His directions, and comply with His designs, and are gentle toward all men.

If anybody here has trouble with the concept of design humility, reflect on this: It took us 5,000 years to put wheels on our luggage.

Sometimes there is simply no need to be either clever or original.

The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar there is to new ideas.

Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self.

I am, as ever, a poor sinner, a captive of eternal love, running by the side of His triumphal chariot, and I have no desire to be anything else as long as I live.

Don't canonize me too soon. I'm perfectly capable of fathering a child.

A kung fu man lives without being dependant on the opinions of others, and a master, unlike the beginner, holds himself in reserve. He is quiet and unassuming, with no desire to show off.

The skeptic, being a lover of his kind, desires to cure by speech, as best he can, the self-conceit and rashness of the dogmatists.

A soul who loves Jesus Christ desires to be treated the way Christ was treated-desires to be poor, despised, and humiliated.

I suspect that much of our praying to be used is selfish, and underneath it is the sneaking desire to make our mark and be recognized.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.

It is only by frequent deaths of ourselves and our self-centered desires that we can come to live more fully.

The worst reason to do magic is the desire to display your superiority to your fellow humans.

A small heart hath small desires.

I have zero desire to be in the limelight.

The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.

Some never get started on their destiny course because they cannot humble themselves to learn, grow, and change.

Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident convictions with amusement, or perhaps even pity.