Top 1200 Christian Humility Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting.

Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.

I assure you, my children, that when a Christian carries out with love the most insignificant everyday action, that action overflows with the transcendence of God. That is why I have told you so often, and hammered away at it, that the Christian vocation consists in making heroic verse out of the prose of each day. Heaven and earth seem to merge, my children, on the horizon. But where they really meet is in your hearts, when you sanctify your everyday lives.

The art of humility begins with a recognition of our dependence on others and an appreciation of God's gift of life.

It is doubtful that the dissection of living animals and plants could be done by those who believe them to be holy. A pantheist would not view trees as so many board feet in the manner a Christian would. A pantheist would be less likely to measure the number of acre feet coming over a waterfall than his Christian descendent, centuries later who had become a scientist. That which is sacred would be handled with a certain reverence.

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.

Humility takes a supply of supernatural strength that comes only to those strong enough to admit weakness

Christianity is most admirably adapted to the training of slaves, to the perpetuation of a slave society; in short, to the very conditions confronting us today. The rulers of the earth have realized long ago what potent poison inheres in the Christian religion. That is the reason they foster it; that is why they leave nothing undone to instill it into the blood of the people. They know only too well that the subtleness of the Christian teachings is a more powerful protection against rebellion and discontent than the club or the gun.

There are no friends more inseparable than pride and hardness of heart, humility and love, falsehood and impudence.

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.

Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.

By humility, out of an enemy He has made a friend, which is more than to have created a new earth.

I had the habit of not accepting prizes or honors, but always, not out of humility, but because I don't like them.

God loves us; we need only to summon up the humility to allow ourselves to be loved.

When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.

In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.

Humility, in its turn, can be achieved only through faith, fear of God, gentleness and the shedding of all possessions.

Humility means one does not impose his conceptions upon others and he is fully dependent on the mercy of the Lord.

If you have laws and legislation that ban certain things based on the principles of the Scriptures and based on your Christian background, then let it stand there. Who is having big debates with the Islamic people about it (gay rights)? Who is telling them to bend their laws? If your laws are based on your Christian points of view, then you must stand your ground?

Humility means realizing that it's fun to give everything away, particularly the things that you are most attached to.

In all pomposity and humility, I just wanted to show what I could do as an actor, and I jumped when 'Lootera' came my way.

Education, family, character, intelligence, humility, okay? These are the things that make a culture live.

Humility exists only in those who are poor enough to see that they possess nothing of their own.

Heart and humor and humility, he said will lighten up your heavy load.

As we strive to teach others we must have the humility to acknowledge that we too still have much to learn.

Pride is not the heritage of man; humility should dwell with frailty, and atone for ignorance, error, and imperfection.

I taught what was clear in Acts 11:26: SAVED = CHRISTIAN = DISCIPLE, simply meaning that you cannot be saved and you cannot be a true Christian without being a disciple also. I taught that, to be baptized, you must first make the decision to be a disciple, and then be baptized. I taught that their baptism was invalid because a retroactive understanding of repentance and baptism was not consistent with Scripture.

The Christian claim is: Nothing explains the facts better than an all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent god creating the universe and sending Jesus to spread his message. This is about as remarkable a claim as could be stated, and yet it is tossed out lightly. Christians seem to imagine that "God did it" is as plausible as the natural explanation that stories grow with the retelling. The Christian has the burden of proof, and it's an enormous burden given this enormous claim.

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.

America's Christian conservative movement is confronted with this divide: small-government advocates who want to practice their faith independent of heavy-handed government versus big-government sympathizers who want to impose their version of 'righteousness' on others through the hammer of law.... Our movement must avoid the temptations of power and those who would twist the good intentions of Christian voters to support policies that undermine freedom and grow government.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.

You probably have started losing touch with humility when your friends start avoiding you without telling you why.

It is important that you strive for humility, but not humiliation, for a cool, level-headed confidence, not a stiff, delusional arrogance.

It is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that our species will be able to remain in it.

The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.

There is a stupid humility that is quite common and when a person is afflicted with it, he is once and for all disqualified for being a disciple of knowledge.

And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars

It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility.

If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility.

I think I've certainly learned a lot of lessons in humility and continue to work on that part of myself.

Is suffering really necessary? Yes and no. If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you, no humility, no compassion.

I warn people, your 40s will require massive amounts of humor and humility.

The humility that cringes in order that reproof may be escaped or favor obtained is as unchristian as it is profoundly immoral.

There is something so beautiful and inspiring about picking ourselves up with humility and dignity after we fall.

Generally speaking, ego isn't a good thing. Humility is the most important quality in a human being.

When exhaling this air, we announced Jesus Christ risen by the same Spirit. No one can live without breathing. It is the same for the Christian: without praise and mission there is not Christian life. And with praise, worship. We rarely speak about worship. What do we do when we pray? We ask things of God, we give thanks. But worshipping and adoring God is part of breathing - praise and worship.

The Boys and Girls Club taught me a lot about sportsmanship, humility, self-respect.

Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.

Ever doubt that God answers your prayers? Pray (sincerely) for humility... and watch what happens.

As we give the gifts of compassion and humility, our lives become demonstrations of the truth of God's Word.

We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people's ambitions and concerns.

Beckett was the most thorough of playwrights. He tells you what to do and if you've any humility at all, you'll take his advice.

The Gospel is temporary, but the law is eternal and is restored precisely through the Gospel. Freedom from the law consists, then, not in the fact that the Christian has nothing more to do with the law, but lies in the fact that the law demands nothing more from the Christian as a condition of salvation. The law can no longer judge and condemn him. Instead he delights in the law of God according to the inner man and yearns for it day and night.

Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.

One can understand nothing of Christ without the mystery of the Trinity, nothing of the Church without faith in the divinity and humanity of Christ, nothing of the sacraments without the bridal mystery between Christian life without Christian faith. Thus, the present sermons revolve around the same center--the inexhaustible mystery of the one indivisible faith.

Never be proud but show humility towards others, true wisdom lies in being humble.