Humble Quotes - Page 9

• The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.

  John Stott

  Christian, Hands, Leader

  John R. W. Stott (1985). “Involvement: Social and sexual relationships in the modern world”, Fleming H. Revell Company

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• If we were humble, nothing would change us-neither praise nor discouragement. If someone were to criticize us, we would not feel discouraged. If someone would praise us, we also would not feel proud.

  Mother Teresa

  Proud, Praise, Discouraged

  Mother Teresa (1996). “In My Own Words”

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• What man, if he were God, would humble himself to lie in the feedbox of a donkey or to hang upon a cross?

  Martin Luther

  Lying, Men, Donkey

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• America is a melting pot, and education has been a mainspring for our democracy and freedom, a means of providing gifts of knowledge and opportunity to all citizens, no matter how humble their background, so they could climb higher, help build the American dream, and leave a better life for those who follow.

  Ronald Reagan

  Dream, Mean, Opportunity

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

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• The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.

  Ibn Taymiyyah

  Needy

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• Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.

  Rudyard Kipling

  Sacrifice

  Rudyard Kipling (1994). “The Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling”, p.314, Wordsworth Editions

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• Some people call Police Story the greatest action film of all time, and while I have to be humble and say that I disagree, it's definitely the favorite action film I've ever made.

  Jackie Chan

  People, Police, Stories

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• A humble person never stops learning.

  Todd Blackledge

  Never Stop Learning, Humble Person, Persons

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• That man is truly humble who neither claims any personal merit in the sight of God, nor proudly despises brethren, or aims at being thought superior to them, but reckons it enough that he is one of the members of Christ, and desires nothing more than that the Head alone should be exalted.

  John Calvin

  Men, Sight, Desire

  John Calvin (2013). “Commentary on Matthew”, p.360, Ravenio Books

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• If you want to be useful, you can always start now. It will be a humble prototype of your grand vision, but you’ll be in the game. Start by teaching someone this week. Starting small puts 100% of your energy into solving real problems for real people.

  Derek Sivers

  Real, Teaching, Games

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• Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble.

  Troy Polamalu

  Hurt, Careers, Appreciate

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• A truly humble person knows that they are nothing in themselves but they are everything in Christ.

  Joyce Meyer

  Christ, Persons, Knows

  Twitter post from Jan 5, 2013

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• It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God's glory, though it may not express itself in song, or even utter its voice with bowed head and humble prayer, yet it silently adores.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Song, Prayer, Real

  Charles Spurgeon (2012). “Daily Help Devotional”, p.52, Whitaker House

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• The Lord has a great work for each of us to do. You may wonder how this can be. You may feel that there is nothing special or superior about you or your ability. ... The Lord can do remarkable miracles with a person of ordinary ability who is humble, faithful, and diligent in serving the Lord and seeks to improve himself. This is because God is the ultimate source of power.

  James E. Faust

  Miracle, Faithful, Special

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• Sicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning knife to the vine and the refiner’s furnace to the gold.

  J. C. Ryle

  Spiritual, Disappointment, Loss

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• The more holy, the more humble.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Holy

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• All converted people should labor to adorn the doctrine they profess by humility. If they can do nothing else, they can strive to be humble.

  J. C. Ryle

  Humility, People, Doctrine

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• Be humble, talk little, think and pray much.

  George Whitefield

  Thinking, Littles, Praying

  John Gillies, George Whitefield (1839). “Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield”, p.61

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• That God normally operates the universe consistently makes science possible; that he does not always do so ought to keep science humble.

  D. A. Carson

  Doe, Ought, Consistently

  D. A. Carson (2006). “How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil”, p.217, Baker Academic

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• Let your work speak for you.Stay humble.And just DO the work.

  Ledisi

  Speak, Stay Humble

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• Through courtesy you will take a humble attitude toward your opponent in training & be grateful to him.

  Shigeru Egami

  Art, Attitude, Grateful

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• You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same' (Col. 4:2). For humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy.

  Lorenzo Scupoli

  Christian, Prayer, Persistence

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• We must by every means humble our hearts and subdue our proud intellect, lest we should be like the contemporaries of the prophets, who looked on them only as sweet-voiced singers, and nothing more; they did not wish to fulfill their commands, they even despised, persecuted, beat and killed them; lest we should be like those, by whom 'no prophet is accepted in his own country' (Lk. 4:24).

  John of Kronstadt

  Christian, Country, Sweet

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• Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the importunity of the widow inclined a wicked and unjust judge to grant her petition (cf. Lk. 18:1 ff.). The Lord gave this parable for a special purpose ? to teach us not to faint, but to pray patiently. If an unjust judge was persuaded to grant the petition of the widow, how can God fail to incline His ear to our prayers, if we persist in imploring Him since He is the essence of lovingkindness?

  Lorenzo Scupoli

  Christian, Prayer, Persistence

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• Prayer changes from entreaty to thanksgiving, and meditation on the divine truths of faith fills the heart with a sense of jubilation and unimpeachable hope. This hope is a foretaste of future blessings, of which the soul even now receives direct experience, and so it comes to know in part the surpassing richness of God's bounty, in accordance with the Psalmist's words, 'Taste and know that the Lord is bountiful' (Ps. 34:8). For He is the jubilation of the righteous, the joy of the upright, the gladness of the humble, and the solace of those who grieve because of Him.

  Gregory Palamas

  Christian, Prayer, Heart

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