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Quote by John Piper

“Humility is the soil in which everything good in the Christian life grows.”

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John Piper is a renowned Christian author and theologian, born on January 11, 1946. His works cover a wide range of topics including Christian theology, spiritual growth, and biblical studies, and have been highly appreciated by readers worldwide. more

“The main condition preventing love is narcissism. The polar opposite of narcissism is objectivity. The way to have objectivity is reason. The attitude grounding reason is humility. To be objective, to use reason, is only possible if one has achieved an attitude of humility. To engage objectively not only when it meets one's needs, but with the whole of mankind for their own sake, means one is halfway to love. But to love is to commit and give completely oneself to another without guarantee, in the hope that the other will come to conceive love in the other. Love is an act of faith. One attitude then is basic to love: inner activity as the careful productive use of one's powers.”

Humility

Book:THE ART OF LOVING

Source: THE ART OF LOVING

“Gratitude is often mistaken with humility. Gratitude erupts from inside you. You wear humility out of fear of losing things. One technique to experience gratitude is to sleep on the floor and fast. No fear... No insecurity... Pure gratitude for simple things such as food and bed.”

Life Religion Spirituality Humility Gratitude

Author:Shunya

“Today I have gathered together my nearest and dearest, my sixteen nieces and nephews (Sit down, Grace Windsor Wexler!) to view the body of your Uncle Sam for the last time. Tomorrow its ashes will be scattered to the four winds. I, Samuel W. Westing, hereby swear that I did not die of natural causes. My life was taken from me–by one of you!”

Death Mystery Murder Will Mysteries Ellen Raskin Sam Westing Samuel Westing The Westing Game

Book:The Westing Game

Source: The Westing Game

“God do not need anything from you except a heart of humility in obedience to his commands. This is possible by prayer. God gives grace to do his will.”