The humble were the elect of God. Did not the priests teach so, in their gemmed, kingly robes, from their towering pulpits?
If there's any indirect way I can motivate or inspire Olympic athletes... that is one of the greatest honors. Even Natalie Coughlin saying that I inspired her. I'm so humbled by that. I think that's amazing.
No fairy godmother had ever spent time helping a poor and humble milk maid who was destined to die even poorer and humbler.
The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.
There is no rest for the humble except in despising the great, whose only thought of the people is inspired by self-interest or sadism.
When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were 'somebody'.
The humble sinner will sometimes be interpreted as one of the filthiest in the eyes of man yet immersed in the eyes of God, and this is due to the volition of honesty regarding his own corruption.
Unless we learn how to humbly tell each other our giving stories, our churches will not learn to give.
A work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.
If you think someone is humble, never tell them so. You will unknowingly rob them of the very thing you admire.
In the inconceivably vast and humbling unknown called "everything", is a supreme inter-communication called, spirituality.
The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.
POWER is the demonstration of comparative difference of wealth & influence. HUMBLENESS is to ignore the difference, even if it is exist.
I wouldn't give up being a Sentinel for the world. Or being the Apollyon. I rock." "Wow. You're so humble.
I’m nothing. I’m just a humble man in a bumblebee costume trying to pollinate with a woman as romantic as a flower. Love doesn’t have to sting.
Sometimes it takes a lowly, title-less man to humble the world. Kings, rulers, CEOs, judges, doctors, pastors, they are already expected to be greater and wiser.
Self-forgiveness is a daily practice of the humble, strong and mentally sane. It is an intentional preservation of inner-peace and a reflection of a healthy self-concept.
In my own book-signings, I find humility. It’s always humbling when people go out of their way to come visit with me and by some of my books.
The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel. Piet Mondrian The Artist's Way A Spiritual Path to Greater Creativity by Julia Cameron
People say you have expensive tastes. My Humble reply : I appreciate fine art, and fine art is not cheap.
Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.
