Quotes by Humility The Mother's knowledge of unity, her powers of sensitivity, humility, and balance, and her infinite respect for the miracle of all life have now to be invoked by each of us and practiced if the 'masculine' rational imbalance of our civilization is to be righted before its too late. Andrew Harvey humility mother civilization Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you. Andrew Murray pride humility heaven Humility is nothing but the disappearance of self in the vision that God is all. Andrew Murray vision humility self 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 every sin and evil. Andrew Murray pride humility loss The only humility that is really ours is not that which we try to show before God in prayer, but that which we carry with us, and carry out, in our ordinary conduct; the insignficances of daily life are the importances and the tests of eternity, because they prove what really is the spirit that possesses us. Andrew Murray humility prayer trying Humility is the displacement of self by the enthronement of God. Andrew Murray displacement humility self Men sometimes speak as if humility and meekness would rob us of what is noble and bold and manlike. O that all would believe that this is the nobility of the kingdom of heaven, that this is the royal spirit that the King of heaven displayed, that this is Godlike, to humble oneself, to become the servant of all! Andrew Murray humility kings believe The root of all virtue and grace, of all faith and acceptable worship, is that we know that we have nothing but what we receive, and bow in deepest humility to wait upon God for it. Andrew Murray humility roots waiting Humility is simply the disposition which prepares the soul for living on trust. Andrew Murray disposition humility soul While people argue with one another about the specifics of Freud's work and blame him for the prejudices of his time, they overlook the fundamental truth of his writing, his grand humility: that we frequently do not know our own motivations in life and are prisoners to what we cannot understand. We can recognize only a small fragment of our own, and an even smaller fragment of anyone else's, impetus. Andrew Solomon motivation humility writing True belief is not about blind submission. It is about open-eyed acceptance, and acceptance requires persistent distance from the truth, and that distance is doubt. Doubt, in other words, can feed faith, rather than destroy it. And it forces us, even while believing, to recognize our fundamental duty with respect to God's truth: humility. We do not know. Which is why we believe. Andrew Sullivan distance humility believe The only humility that is really ours is not that which we try to show before God in prayer, but that which we carry with us in our daily conduct. Andy Murray humility prayer trying We must make humility the chief thing we admire in Him. Andy Murray chiefs admire humility This Sacrament really contains You, O my God, You whom the Angels adore, in whose presence the Spirits and mighty Powers tremble. Oh! if we could only see You clearly as they do, with what reverence would we approach this Sacrament, with what humility would we receive You. Angela of Foligno angel humility god Without humility of heart all the other virtues by which one runs toward God seem - and are - absolutely worthless. Angela of Foligno humility heart running Humility exists only in those who are poor enough to see that they possess nothing of their own. Angela of Foligno poor humility enough It is the Sacrament of Love that excites the soul to ardent prayer. It stirs up the virtue of impetration and, as it were, forces God to grant our petition. It deepens the abyss of humility, above all it enkindles the flame of love in the heart; hence the Sacrament is the Gift of gifts, and the Grace of graces Angela of Foligno humility prayer heart So many of us, myself included, need to keep our sense of personal outrage in check. Each human beings position on the planet is one of intense humility. Ani DiFranco intense humility needs We're all born with an ego - it's a natural part of who we are here. We're only completely without it in death. Fighting against this during life only creates more self-judgment. Plus, only when we love our ego unconditionally are we able to accept everyone else's. This is when it stops being an issue, and your humility and magnificence really shine through. Anita Moorjani fighting humility self It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way he knew to accomplish that, the most powerful tool at his disposal, was the scientific method, which over time winnows out deception. It can't give you absolute truth because science is a permanent revolution, always subject to revision, but it can give you successive approximations of reality. Ann Druyan powerful humility reality «1234567891011»