Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.

Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.

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.

One may be humble out of pride.

One may be humble out of pride.

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for read more

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God

Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows

Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows

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.
read more

The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own
esteem.
- Charles Hadden Spurgeon,

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]