Quotes about Humility
May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.
— Mother Teresa
Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.
— Mother Teresa
In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence.
— Mother Teresa
Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.
— Mother Teresa
Live simply so others may simply live.
— Mother Teresa
There should be less talk a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough.
— Mother Teresa
Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.
— Mother Teresa
Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love....The smaller the thing, the greater must be our love.
— Mother Teresa
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
— Muhammad Ali
I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.
— Muhammad Ali
Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.
— Muhammad Ali
Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and to be close to God. I'm not perfect. I know that I still have things to work out, and I'm working on them. There are certain things I have done that I am not proud of, especially when they caused pain to others. I ask God for forgiveness.
— Muhammad Ali