H Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with H. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Humility, never me; it is a characteristic I expect to find in other people.”
“Humility, or poverty of spirit, is not a matter of thinking low thoughts about ourselves. It is not a matter of groveling in the dust. It is simply a matter of knowing ourselves as we really are. And when we see ourselves as we really are, we will see that we are poor.”
Source: The Christian way: a guide to the Christian life based on the Sermon on the Mount
“Humility, reverence, compassion, forbearance, sacrifice and self-control are the qualities that reveal the outcome of the true education.”
“Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.”
Source: The poetical works of Thomas Moore, with notes
“Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is the first duty and the highest virtue of the creature, and the root of every virtue. And so pride, or the loss of this humility, is the root of every sin and evil.”
Source: Humility
“Humility, which Burke ranked high among the virtues, is the only effectual restraint upon this congenital vanity; yet our world has nearly forgotten the nature of humility. Submission to the dictates of humility formerly was made palatable to man by the doctrine of grace; that elaborate doctrine has been overwhelmed by modern presumption.”
Source: The Essential Russell Kirk: Selected Essays
“Humility, which is a virtue, is always fruitful in good works.”
“Humility: The realization of our dependence on God. I have always had strong feelings about that word regardless of what anyone's background might be. One of the common denominators of greatness is acknowledging that dependence. As power comes from Charity, power also comes from knowing who you are, a divine offspring of a divine being.”
“Humillar a las mujeres parece ser el pasatiempo predilecto de los poetas”
Source: Circe
“Humm humm haaa. Rahmumm humm haaaa," intoned Opal, finishing her chant. "Peace be inside me, tolerance all around me, forgiveness in my path. Now, Mervall, show me where the filthy human is so that I may feed him his organs.”
Source: Artemis Fowl:
“Hummers have all that steel. It's like being in a tank. We'd be very safe." "Well, perhaps you would be," Will said. "But what about the other people?" "What other people Willoughby?”
Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors
“Hummingbird told me about the Path of Souls. She told me she would be waiting for me at the end…I want to be on the Path of Souls. I want to be with Hummingbird.”
Source: Thunder Bay
“Hummingbirds and flowers go together like summertime and fireflies; like rainbows and sunshine.”
Source: The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions
“Hummingbirds can flap their wings backward. In Aztec belief, they thought this symbolized the importance of looking to the past while fearlessly flapping their wings towards the future.”
Source: Light In The Darkness #1
“Hummingbirds laze around him. Fruit falls out of trees right into his open palms...I've never felt this relaxed in my life. I keep forgetting my body and then have to go back and get it.”
Source: I'll Give You the Sun
“Humor (is) intrinsitc to Christianity.”
“Humor (is) the process that allows one to brush reality aside when it gets too distressing.”
“Humor - I see it as a survival skill.”
“Humor - it helps to make the vibe better - it loosens up the vibrations.”
“Humor [in a scene] is not jokes. It is that attitude toward being alive without which you would long ago have jumped off the 59th Street Bridge.”
“Humor and absurdism are inevitable. If you look at our current massive flow of consumer products and digital communication and related media from a sort of astute perspective and carefully state what you see you can't help but sounding like you're joking.”
“Humor and Health,
The staples of wealth.”
“Humor and joy contribute to my total well-being.”
“Humor and knowledge are the two great hopes of our culture.”
“Humor and laughter are not necessarily the same thing. Humor permits us to see into life from a fresh and gracious perspective. We learn to take ourselves more lightly in the presence of good humor. Humor gives us the strength to bear what cannot be changed, and the sight to see the human under the pompous.”
“Humor and paradox are often the only ways to respond to life's sorrow with grace.”
Source: Creativity
“Humor and pathos, tears and laughter are, in the highest expression of human character and achievement, inseparable.”
Source: Lanterns & Lances
“Humor and profundity are not mutually exclusive, and life can be, and mostly is, serious and funny simultaneously. It's not always easy to capture that in words, but when T.M. Shine manages to do so, it's a sign of a master at work.”
“Humor and sensitivity are the man's best qualities to earn the heart of a woman.”
“Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.”
“Humor and wit are the universal solvents of the serious and the scholarly.”
Source: Government, Politics, and Protest:: Essential Primary Sources
“humor bears the closest relation to emotion, either bubbling up as from a deep and happy wellspring, or in an opposite fashion rising like a re-birth of feeling from dead levels after turmoil.”
“Humor brings insight and tolerance.”
“Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.”
“Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.”
“Humor can, and should, be consecrated. We grant that it is a power difficult to manage, but when it is under proper control, it more than repays for all the labor spent on it. Children do sad damage with gunpowder, but what a force it is when a wise man directs its energy.”
Source: Eccentric Preachers: Spiritual Lessons and Insights from God’s Peculiar People [Updated and Annotated]
“Humor can be a great way to lift spirits and relate with soon-to-be high school grads. Whether you're in need of a funny senior year quote for a card, your yearbook, or a gift, you can use this list of funny graduation quotes by famous leaders and comedians to get inspired. To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.”
“Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.”
“Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind.”
Source: The SECOND TREE from the CORNER
“Humor can be one of our best survival tools.”
“humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle”
“Humor can heal the heart, instill hope, bring people together, and remind them that life isn’t meant to be so doggone serious. Why not use it for good? There is no denying that humor’s uplifting, energizing, and positive impact can transform lives for the better.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.”
“Humor can help you to disagree without being disagreeable. The key in democracy is not necessarily that we agree, but that we participate....Despite all the heavy problems- domestic and international- there is humor. Humor transcends partisanship.”
“Humor can make a serious difference. In the workplace, at home, in all areas of life - looking for a reason to laugh is necessary. A sense of humor helps us to get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times and manage the scary times.”
“Humor comes from self-confidence.”
Source: Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writers' Manual
“Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension.”
“Humor could not flourish in a wholly serious and rational atmosphere.”
Source: Four Lives: A Celebration of Raymond Smullyan
“Humor creates safe space. It gives permission for connection without perfection. It allows your Inner Springfield residents to gather, awkward and messy, and still toast marshmallows over the burning remains of a failed potluck without blaming anyone for bringing the wrong salad.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Healing Your Simpsons Syndrome: Unhook from Your Inner Chaos Characters with CBT, ACT, and a Little Humor
“Humor disarms people. They don't feel threatened.”