Quotes related to James 4:6
Spoiled children lack a true respect for authority, especially when they do not get what they want when they want it. Their lack of reverence for authority sets them up to be easily offended with God.
— John Bevere
Another part or piece,' said Diabolus, 'of mine excellent armour, is a dumb and prayerless spirit, a spirit that scorns to cry for mercy, let the danger be ever so great; therefore be you, my Mansoul, sure that you make use of this.
— John Bunyan
humility comes before honor and a haughty spirit before a fall.
— John Bunyan
It doth not say, the Lord gives gifts and glory, but the Lord gives grace and glory; and blessed is such an one, to whom the Lord gives grace, true grace; for that is a certain forerunner of glory.
— John Bunyan
Presumption said, Every fat must stand upon his own bottom.
— John Bunyan
Failure isn't so bad if it doesn't attack the heart. Success is all right if it doesn't go to the head.
— John Maxwell
Success leads to the greatest failure, which is pride. Failure leads to the greatest success, which is humility and learning.
— John Maxwell
None of the projects or designs which exercise the mind of man are equally subject to obstructions and disappointments with the pursuit of fame.
— Samuel Johnson
Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
— John Calvin
The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.
— St. Augustine
In the ordinary church, it is suppressed by respectability, by a desire to appear better than we really are.
— E Stanley Jones
Brands that position themselves as heroes unknowingly compete with their potential customers. Every human being wakes up each morning and sees the world through the lens of a protagonist. Regardless, the world revolves around us.
— Donald Miller