Quotes about Humility
In brief, trust not in any who exalt you, but in those who humiliate you. For this is the judgment of God:
— Martin Luther
lest we be puffed up and make an idol out of our righteousness.
— Martin Luther
O God, our merciful Father, by Your Holy Law do You work in us the true knowledge of our sin, that our heart may be penitent, and our soul humble before You. Blot out our iniquities with the blood of Your Son, cleanse our souls from the dark spots with which we have soiled them, and comfort us with the assurance of Your grace. Build Your Church with us and our children, that Your name may be glorified by many generations. Amen.
— Martin Luther
No matter how insignificant the little office may be, they take a foot though they do not have an inch,73 and always want to be God themselves when they ought to be God's maid.
— Martin Luther
Whenever you are being praised, remember it is not you who is being praised but Christ, to whom all praise belongs.
— Martin Luther
For this is what GOD means when Peter says: "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of GOD" (1 Peter 5:6), and for this reason He humbles and disciplines His saints so that they should not be proud.
— Martin Luther
In brief, trust not in any who exalt you, but in those who humiliate you. For this is the judgment of God: "He hath cast down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
— Martin Luther
Instead, we should remember to forgive others even when they have caused us suffering, as we often experience in this life. If we are unwilling to forgive, we can be certain that we won't be forgiven ourselves.
— Martin Luther
Therefore conquering pride, restraining riotous living, crucifying the flesh, these are great beyond all the power of men.
— Martin Luther
For this is the judgment of God: "He hath cast down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
— Martin Luther
The Lord is our glory. Such gifts as we possess we acknowledge to be the gifts of God, given to us for the good of the Church of Christ. Therefore we are not proud because of them. We know that more is required of them to whom much is given, than of such to whom little is given. We also know that God is no respecter of persons. A plain factory hand who does his work faithfully pleases God just as much as a minister of the Word.
— Martin Luther
True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.
— Martin Luther