 Absalom, who was a fool, wished himself a judge; Solomon, who was a wise man, trembles at the undertaking, and suspects his own fitness for it. The more knowing and considerate men are, the better they are acquainted with their own weakness, and the more jealous of themselves. Author: Matthew Henry |
If pride turned some of the angels into demons, then humility can doubtless make angels out of demons.
- John Climacus Author: Assorted Authors |
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
- Ludwig von Beethoven Author: Assorted Authors |
| Every now and again, Our Lord lets us see what we would be like if it were not for Himself; it is a justification of what He said - "Without Me you can do nothing." That is why the bedrock of Christianity is personal, passionate devotion to the Lord Jesus. Author: Oswald Chambers |
| The frost is God's plough which he drives through every inch of ground in the world, opening each clod, and pulverizing the whole. Author: Thomas Fuller |
| Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins. Author: Thomas Fuller |
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| Send your noble blood to market and see what it will bring. Author: Thomas Fuller |
| If I cannot in honest happiness take the second place (or the twentieth); if I cannot take the first without making a fuss about my unworthiness, then I know nothing of Calvary love. Author: Amy Carmichael |
My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.
- Robert E. Lee Author: Assorted Authors |
| It is a contradiction to be a true Christian and not humble. Author: Richard Baxter |
| A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their caparisons of title, wealth, and place, he considers but as harness. Author: Richard Cecil |
| Great is he who enjoys his earthenware as if it were plate, and not less great is the man to whom all his plate is no more than earthenware. Author: Robert Leighton |
