420 quotes found
“For if any man thinks that he is alone is wise--that in speech, or in mind, he hath no peer--such a soul, when laid open, is ever found empty.”
“In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and...”
“The complacency of the individual who admires his own excellence is bad enough, but it is more respectable than the complacency of the man who has no self-esteem because he has not even a superfici...”
“the rent here may be low but i believe we have it on very hard terms --sense & sensibility”
“We are searching for the most humble man on the planet so that we can award him with a great honor but we are having trouble finding the guy.”
“He that is low need fear no fall.”
“Humility grounds a person in the realization that life is not always fair, yet it can be manageable. Genuinely humble people are psychologically secure because they do not require others to dote on...”
“Humble people are dignified, not because they believe their behavior can be an effective tool to control others, but because they have made dignity a part of their character.”
“Thats what weve lost, you know. What youve lost; all of you. A sense of wonder and awe and . . . sin. These people know there are still things they dont know, things that can still go wrong, things...”
“The walls you put between yourself and other people doesn't just keep them away, it also keeps God away.”
“Confession is the giving up of ALL self-righteousness.”
“Even now, when I have time to consider what I've been and what I am, I doubt I comprehend my humanity, if I can claim so grand a word for my own morsel of life. I might as well be a meteor of a man...”
“If they are afraid of revision in the laboratory, truth will never be released except by accident.”
“In front of an audience of Protestant clergy, the Catholic JFK "was drawing strength from his vulnerability.”
“A man is his tallest when he is down on his knees in prayer.”
“Pride is the archenemy of ministry.”
“The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea.”
“The Word of God bares weight on all ages always.”
“Looking to advance in journalism, one future editor displayed skilled as varied as economic analysis and humorous commentary.”
“We need more worship wars, not fewer. What if the war looked like this in your congregation--the young singles petitioning the church to play more of the old classics for the sake of the elderly pe...”
