#humility

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich. ↗

— Saadi

#beloved #humility #magnanimity #poor #rich

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich. ↗

— Saadi

#god #humility #loved #magnanimity #poor

Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the way each member of my team served- that they would recognize that the taxpayer is boss. ↗

— Mark Sanford

#boss #each #expect #folks #government

Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn. ↗

— Charlie Sheen

#humility #just #learn #sign #uncertainty

I think people who lack humility are really annoying. ↗

— Emily VanCamp

#humility #i #i think #lack #people

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred. ↗

— Yousef Munayyer

#fear #great #hatred #humility #just

No sooner do we believe that God loves us than there is an impulse to believe that He does so, not because He is Love, but because we are intrinsically lovable. The Pagans obeyed this impulse unabashed; a good man was "dear to the gods" because he was good. We, being better taught, resort to subterfuge. Far be it from us to think that we have virtues for which God could love us. But then, how magnificently we have repented! As Bunyan says, describing his first and illusory conversion, "I thought there was no man in England that pleased God better than I." Beaten out of this, we next offer our own humility to God's admiration. Surely He'll like that? Or if not that, our clear-sighted and humble recognition that we still lack humility. Thus, depth beneath depth and subtlety within subtelty, there remains some lingering idea of our own, our very own attractiveness. It is easy to acknowledge, but almost impossible to realize for long, that we are mirrors whose brightness, if we are bright, is wholly derived from the sun that shines upon us. Surely we must have a little--however little--native luminosity? Surely we can't be quite creatures? - The Four Loves ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#humility #love

Life's a short trip. You'll find out. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

#life #perspective #life

How sweet is that? I know I'm no boy expert, but I have heard entire lectures on reading body language, and I have to say that assuming that a person will have forgotten your name is way high on my "indicators of humbleness" list (not that I have one, but I totally have a starting point now). ↗

— Ally Carter

#humility #names #love

One common cause of this mistake of preferring to imagine and admire a great ideal instead of beginning to do little deeds is our impatience with little baby steps, our lack of humility. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#humility-is-a-good-friend #prayer #imagination