Quotes about Humility

Our best work can't possibly appeal to the average masses, only our average work can. Finding the humility to happily walk away from those that don't get it unlocks our ability to do great work.

Repentance and faith must be your daily lifestyle. Why? Because it lays you low and lifts you up at the same time.

Godly relationships flourish best between two humble people who acknowledge their weaknesses and sins and their need for grace.

I was good at helping other people see and own their sin. But I was not willing to believe that my need was just as desperate. Maybe I was blinded by my theological knowledge or my pastoral skill. But

Be humble, gentle, patient, and forbearing in love

Humility enables us to see our own sin before we focus on the sin and weaknesses of another.

but God wants to bring us to the end of ourselves so that we would see our need for a relationship with him as well as with others.

If I consciously live in light of the fact that I am full in Christ, I will ask for forgiveness whether or not I get to watch the game.

Though we are to be wise, we are not to fear the world in which God has placed us. Yes, things will get messy. But if you are humbled by the messiness of sin in your own life, yet confident in God's grace to change you, you will not be afraid to get close to other sinners who need that same grace. God will use the messiness you encounter in others to spur your own growth in the gospel.

If you want to enjoy any progress or blessing in your relationships, it will require you to admit your sin humbly and commit yourself to the work they require.

In fact, now you mention the subject, I have been very bad in my own small way. I don't think you should be so proud of that, though I am sure it must have been very pleasant.

But by the time we're in our thirties, I believe we should strive to own and respect who we are, regardless of our struggles and difficulties. After all, even every little and big mistake, like every scar, can be a lesson in humility—one of the greatest gifts of all.