Quotes about Humility

Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.

So long as we do not look beyond the earth, we are quite pleased with our own righteousness, wisdom, and virtue; we address ourselves in the most flattering terms, and seem only less than demigods.

For (such is our innate pride) we always seem to ourselves just, and upright, and wise, and holy, until we are convinced, by clear evidence, of our injustice, vileness, folly, and impurity.

Convinced, however, we are not, if we look to ourselves only, and not to the Lord also.

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.

It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"! (Institutio III.2.3)

Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success

When my mouth shall be filled with dust, and the worm shall feed, and feed sweetly upon me, when the ambitious man shall have no satisfaction if the poorest alive tread upon him, nor the poorest receive any contentment in being made equal to princes, for they shall be equal but in dust.

Thy sins and hairs may no man equal call, for as thy sins increase, thy hairs do fall.

I never talk about being leaders and all the rest of it. I can only remember one or two occasions in my life when I actually issued orders, and I felt thoroughly miserable after doing it.

We can choose to humble ourselves by loving God, adjusting our will to His, and putting Him first in our lives.

It is easy to turn our religious life into a cathedral for beautiful memories, but there are feet to be washed . . .