Quotes about Downward

C. S. Lewis once said, "A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.

The way of the Christian leader is not the way of upward mobility in which our world has invested so much, but the way of downward mobility ending on the cross.

one of the chief characteristics of a servant is that he serves downward — that is, to those who by the world's standards are beneath him in position or station in life.

It is relatively easy to serve those above us — even the world expects this — but Jesus served downward.

The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down.

Your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.

The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall to-day be uppermost.

Mammon led them on - Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell From heaven - for even in heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy, else enjoyed In vision beatific.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The old myth traveled upward and outward; the new travels downward and inward.

Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end?

If you find yourself climbing the ladder of success, be careful or else on your way up you might pass Jesus on his way down.