Quotes about Humility

James 4:6: "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?

Whatever power and privileges Jesus' followers possess are gifts to be held loosely and wielded for the care and benefit of others...

Language like this, no doubt, seems foolishness and affectation to the world; but the well-instructed Bible reader will see in it the heartfelt experience of all the brightest saints. It is the language of men like Baxter, and Brainerd, and M'Cheyne. It is the same mind that was in the inspired Apostle Paul. Those that have most light and grace are always the humblest men.

It is often better not to see an insult, than to avenge it.

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. But then he has much to be modest about.

It is the function of perfection to make one know one's imperfection.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

When we make self the end of prayer, it is not worship but self-seeking.

There are two main pitfalls on the road to mastery of the art of prayer. If a person gets what he asks for, his humility is in danger. If he fails to get what he asks for, he is apt to lose confidence. Indeed, no matter whether prayer seems to be succeeding or failing, humility and confidence are two virtues which are absolutely essential.

Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.

A humble knowledge of oneself is a surer road to God than a deep searching of the sciences.