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show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person
show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
One may be humble out of pride.
One may be humble out of pride.
I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.
I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.
Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to read more
Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.
The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own
esteem.
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The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own
esteem.
- Charles Hadden Spurgeon,