How could I bear
How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me! Elizabeth of Hungary
Christian Humility
True humility-the basis of
True humility-the basis of the Christian system-is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues. Edmund Burke
Pity the meek, for
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Don Marquis
A humble person is
A humble person is not one who thinks little of himself, hangs his head and says, I’m nothing. Rather, he is one who depends wholly on the Lord for everything, in every circumstance. David Wilkerson
Be not proud of
Be not proud of race, face, place, or grace. Charles Spurgeon
Christian humility does not
Christian humility does not consist in denying what there is of good in us; but in an abiding sense of ill-desert, and in the consciousness that what we have of good is due to the grace of God. Charles Hodge
Do not imagine that
Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call humble nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is a nobody. Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, … Read more
Through pride the devil
Through pride the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every vice, it’s the complete anti-God state of mind. C. S. Lewis
A proud man is
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you. C. S. Lewis
Humility is not thinking
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. C. S. Lewis