"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

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2/17/15

Quotes on HUMILITY and MEEKNESS


"A humble person will always see the truth in simple lessons. Gratefully accept these simple moments, smile and take what they learn into everyday life." ~Angel whispers...wisdom

“All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power." ~Lao Tzu

"Always possess enough confidence to hold your head high, but enough humility to never look down on others." ~Anon

"Be humble and never think that you are better than anyone else. 'For dust you are and unto dust you shall return.'" ~Anon

"Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars." ~Serbian Proverb

"Be loving, and you will never want for love; be humble, and you will never want for guiding." ~Dinah Craik

"Being humble is much important than being wise because God doesn't need a PROUD mouth that speaks much, but a KIND heart that listens." ~Anon

"Being humble means recognising that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others." ~Gordon B. Hinckley

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing." ~Camille Pissarro

"Don't be impressed by money, followers, degrees and titles. Do be impressed by generosity, integrity, humility and kindness." ~Anon

"Greatness is humility that doesn't need to be noticed." ~Small Things are God's Blessings

"Humility and contrition are the keys that open the heart of God." ~David Roper, Our Daily Bread

"Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excels pride and ignorance in costly attire." ~William Penn

"Humility brings blessings." ~Mar Razalan

"Humility comes from discovering who you truly are, and then realising how desperately you need God." ~Mark Brown

"Humility enables us to have broken hearts when we sin or make mistakes and makes it possible for us to repent." ~Steven E. Snow

"Humility has great value in the eyes of God." ~Precy Bierbaum

"Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest with your weaknesses." ~Rick Warren

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It's thinking of yourself less." ~C.S. Lewis

"Humility is not weakness; it is the epitome of strength. Humility moves a person away from human, personal weakness and limitation into divine expression, strength and expansion." ~Donald Curtis

"Humility is nothing but the disappearance of self in the vision that God is all." ~Andrew Murray

"Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity." ~Vanna Bonta

"Humility is nothing but the disappearance of self in the vision that God is all." ~Andrew Murray

"Humility is the displacement of self by the enthronement of God." ~Andrew Murray

"Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you leave because your ego can't handle losing repeatedly." ~George St. Pierre

"Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favour of God." ~Harold Warner

"Humility is vastly undervalued in our modern Western culture. It is a prevalent belief that humility is fine for the pious or holy, but in the "real" world it won't get you very far. Many people consider pride and aggressiveness as virtues and humility as a weakness. This may be because they don't understand the meaning of humility. They may equate humility with self-debasement and a sense of inferiority when, in fact, this is not true humility. Actually, the opposite is true. Most really great people are humble. Those among the most respected who have ever lived acknowledge that their greatness came, not from their personal self, but from a higher power working through them." ~John Marks Templeton from LLF

"Humility, like darkness, reveals the heavenly lights. ~Henry David Thoreau

"Humility taught me that every person is a winner." ~Bryant McGill

"Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is the first duty and the highest virtue of the creature, and the root of every virtue. And so pride, or the loss of this humility, is the root of sin and evil." ~Andrew Murray

"Humility will open more doors than arrogance ever will." ~Zig Ziglar

"If you do any action for the outward appreciation of the world, then you will not be rewarded by God. Only by working in humility, in secret, will the Lord be fully glorified and reward you in turn." ~Dr. David Jeremiah

"Indeed, the true great and strong people are humble and gentle and they won't mind bowing low." ~Mar Razalan

"Leaders who know their strengths and weaknesses as leaders are likely to be far more effective that the ones who remain blind to them. They are also on the road to humility--that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings." ~John Adair

"Perfect humility dispenses with modesty. If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself." ~C. S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

“Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness.” ~Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot

"Pride is concerned with who is right, humility is concerned with what is right." ~Ezra T. Benson

"Some people would rather die in their pride, than live in their humility." ~Anthony Liccione

"Sometimes the world is not enough for those who knows no real love and compassion, humility and human sacrifice." ~Paul Pastrano Gangoso

"The best prayer is humility put into practice." ~Leah C. Dancel

“The first step in becoming a more peaceful person is to have the humility to admit that, in most cases, you’re creating your own emergencies." ~Richard Carlson

"The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk." ~Marcus Tullius Cicero

"The HORSE, with beauty unsurpassed, strength immeasurable and grace unlike any other, still remains humble enough to carry a man upon his back." ~Amber Senti

"The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it." ~Lord Bacon

"The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility." ~Thomas Spencer Monson

‪"The stubborn ignorant is usually too arrogant to be humble." ~‬Rick Vilhori

"The X-Factor of great leadership is not personality, it's humility." ~Jim Collins

"True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments." ~Sabrina Newby

"True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be. ~Ralph W. Sockman

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself: it is thinking of yourself less." ~C.S. Lewis

"Unless we learn to practice true humility, our material knowledge may lead to intellectual vanity—a feeling of superiority and even of arrogance." ~Richard Ames

“Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot learn humility.” ~Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

"When we are touched by humility we awaken to a moment of gratitude where we are free from our unpleasant pasts, and free from the torture of future expectations. Humility feels like a thankful-awareness of the present moment. Humility is patient because it is neither past nor forward seeking — it is content. Accept your present opportunities; the pleasant and the painful, which are both seeking to perfect you. Humility adds lessons to our pain and suffering, turning the seemingly senseless into meaning. You only have a chance right now, in this moment — but only through humility." ~Bryant McGill

"With humility, with awareness of the existence of life, and of the suffering that are going on around us, let us practice the establishment of peace in our hearts and on earth." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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MEEKNESS

"Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness." ~Henry David Thoreau

"Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a soul that is at rest in Christ. It is the place of peace. Meekness springs from a heart of humility, radiating the fragrance of Christ." ~Matthew Henry

RELATED QUOTES

"A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant." ~Anon

".. a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant." ~Hamza Yusef

"I feel truly humble, but I believe I truly have the strength to get over it." ~Bob Hope

"Never believe you are above or below anyone. Remain forever humble." ~Brandon Buchard

"The great charm of all power is modesty." ~Anon

"The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it." ~Lord Bacon

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