The shape of evil is much more superficiality and blindness than the usual list of hot sins. God hides, and is found, precisely in the depths of everything.
Richard RohrTags: humility curiosity self-centeredness depravity
I have prayed for years for one good humiliation a day, and then, I must watch my reaction to it. I have no other way of spotting both my denied shadow self and my idealized persona.
Richard RohrTags: humility mistakes sin self-perception
Imitate Jesus and Socrates
Benjamin FranklinBut we need to pray daily for humility and honesty to see these sinful attitudes for that they really are, and then for grace and discipline to root them out of our minds and replace them with thoughts pleasing to God.
Jerry BridgesTags: honesty humility prayer discipline pray holiness
We are like the moon. The moon shines anyway, but it does not produce its own light. It reflects the light illuminated onto its surface by the Sun and is never proud to say "I am the source of light". God shines through us, hence He deserves the glory; not us.
Israelmore AyivorTags: reflect love god sun humility moon light reflection bible jesus own shine worship glory pride sermon praise food-for-thought jesus-christ adoration clergy humble planets christ sunshine honour illumination glow ability illuminate blessing preaching surface shines pastor human-beings word-of-god solar-system proud source bishop reflects produce radiates israelmore-ayivor shining king-of-kings glowing god-loves-me glorify god-is-good light-rays lord-of-lords luminary owner praise-the-lord work-for-god
The narrator finds that as a maturing character grows in stature before her friends that she sees less stature while evaluating herself.
Zane GreyTags: humility maturity self-evaluation
If you lack the humility to go back and tie up the loose ends in your past, then be prepared to forever be haunted by her ghosts, all of whom will come into your present and your future— staining everything and everyone with their leftover emotional and mental garbage. Humility is the master key that can get you out of all your cages; why do you choose your ego and stay in your prisons?
C. JoyBell C.Tags: humility ego ghosts-of-the-past tying-up-loose-ends
Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know
Tariq RamadanTags: knowledge humility modesty
He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride.
Ernest HemingwayTags: humility simplicity pride
The root of all true greatness, is humility.
C. JoyBell C.Tags: greatness inspirational-quotes humility wisdom-quotes inspirational-living
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