Quotes about hum
humble mean humility
Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man can be humble and courageous. Ezra Taft Benson
humble forgiving selfless
We can choose to humble ourselves by receiving counsel and chastisement, . . . by forgiving those who have offended us, . . . by rendering selfless service. . . .
humility pride blessing
With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.
humble thinking enemy
Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs. Euripides
humility son winning
Humility, a sense of reverence before the sons of heaven of all the prizes that a mortal man might win, these, I say, are wisest; these are best.
humility virtue reason
Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason. Francis Quarles
humanity sides ethical
The State becomes society or humanity on the ethical side, a production and trade system on the economic side Francis Parker Yockey
humble justice-of-god mind
Nothing can tend so much to humble us before the mercy and justice of God as the consideration of His benefits and our own sins. Let us, then, consider what He has done for us, and what we have done against Him; let us call to mind our sins in detail, and His gracious benefits in like manner, remembering that whatever there is of good in us is not ours, but His, and then we need not be afraid of vainglory or of taking complacency in ourselves... Francis of Assisi
humble humility eye
What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation ...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.
humility men giving
Let us also love our neighbors as ourselves. Let us have charity and humility. Let us give alms because these cleanse our souls from the stains of sin. Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.
humility pride sometimes
Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility. Francis Chan
humble church christ
When the church really takes on the humble characteristics of Christ, that's going to lead to revival.
humble people victory
A very prosperous people, flushed with great victories and successes, are seldom so pious, so humble, so just, or so provident as to perpetuate their happiness. Francis Atterbury
humanity way arbitrary
I would like, in my arbitrary way, to bring one nearer to the actual human being. Francis Bacon
humanity divinity poor
Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.
humility mirrors understanding
The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.
humanity thank-god interest
I know that my Redeemer lives. Thank God I love humanity, complexion doesn't interest me one single a bit. George Washington Carver
humanity harmony interest
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. George Washington
humble modesty argument
Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.
humility men grace
Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace. George Santayana
humorous america people
The Americans are extremely gadget minded people and American gadgets have a peculiar characteristic: they work. George Mikes
humorous japan united-states
Japan is, you often feel, an improved version of the United States.
humorous russia attention
In Moscow they do not pay much attention to the living but keep their cemeteries in a splendid state.
humorous japan resent
The Japanese are human beings like the rest of us, but they will strongly resent this insinuation.
humorous rights japan
The poor Americans are so busy defending the rights of Hindus in Pakistan, Moslems in India, Jews in Palestine, Koreans in Japan, Italians in Yugoslavia and Hungarians in Czechoslovakia that they simply cannot give a thought to Negroes in the United States.
humorous soul england
The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead.
humorous israel airports
Tel-Aviv airport is still the only airport in the world where each passenger is met by ten relatives.
humorous gay night
If it is gay, ribald and lascivious night-life you are after, Israel is not the place for you. The night clubs you do find are nearer in spirit to a YMCA than to dens of iniquity.
humorous israel tears
Israel also deprived the world of its chance of shedding tears of genuine sympathy over her destruction. The world resents this; it likes to feel noble and sympathetic.
humorous israel insane
'I don't say a Zionist must be insane,' said President Weizmann, 'but it helps if he is.'
humorous israel language
Bad English was the second language of Israel and bad Hebrew, of course, remained the national language.
humorous cutting russia
When a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head cut of without much ceremony; but when the same happened in England, the monarch declared : "We are not amused".
humility virtue
Humility is one of the most repulsive virtues, nearly always false.