I feel coming on a strange disease – humility.
Humility - Humble Quotes
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing.
Humility is pride in God.
Do justice and walk humbly with the Lord. (Micah 6:8)
Being humble involves the willingness to be reckoned a failure in everyone’s sight but God’s.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. (Matthew 23:12-13)
It is easy to look down on others; to look down on ourselves is the difficulty.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. (1 Peter 5:6)
I believe the first test of a truly great man is humility.
But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be […]