Quotes about Humility
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
- St. Augustine
There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
- St. Augustine
Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man's idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought.
- Charles Spurgeon
Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat out denial of the gospel of grace.
- Brennan Manning
Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
- St. Francis Of Assisi
So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.
- Tim Tebow
Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.
- St. John Chrysostom
Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule.
- Ezra Taft Benson
If we continue to seek learning to serve God and His children better, it is a blessing of great worth. If we begin to seek learning to exalt ourselves alone, it leads to selfishness and pride, which will take us away from eternal life.
- Henry B. Eyring
You need to get down among the people who are the dirtiest and dustiest, and the depravity, and you need to see Christ's light shining there.
- Karen Kingsbury
I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva.
- Dolly Parton
Better to be a loving person without knowing how you got there, than an expert no one can stand to be around.
- John Ortberg