Quotes about Humility
God took and needed no personal service. He served His creatures without demanding any service for Himself in return.
- Mahatma Gandhi
To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.
- Max Lucado
Even if I want I cannot make you say sorry to God.
- Mother Teresa
Brokenness is the shattering of my self-will - the absolute surrender of my will to the will of God.
- Nancy Leigh DeMoss
The more I learn about God, the more aware I become of what I don't know about him.
- RC Sproul
There's only one requirement for enjoying God's grace: being broke . . . and knowing it.
- Randy Alcorn
You, God, made yourself lowly and small to make us great!
- Catherine of Siena
God will crush the pride out of us one way or another. He loves us, and His glory, too much not to do it.
- Derwin Gray
In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.
- Henri Nouwen
Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance.
- John Maxwell
If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God.
- John Calvin
Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.
- John Ortberg