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“I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.”

Believe Practice Greater Humility Harm Ethical Always Believe

Author:Michael J. Fox

“There is an appearance of humility in the protestation that the truth is much greater than any one of us can grasp, but if this is used to invalidate all claims to discern the truth it is in fact an arrogant claim to a kind of knowledge which is superior to [all others]...We have to ask: 'What is the [absolute] vantage ground from which you claim to be able to relativize all the absolute claims these different scriptures make?”

Ifs Kind Different Facts Able Used Asks Greater Humility Truth Is Claims Absolutes Appearance Scripture Superiors Arrogant

Book:The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic

Source: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic

“Some forty years of experience in my field as a scholar and as a teacher have given me great confidence mixed with greater humility.”

Years Given Greater Teacher Fields Humility Forty Scholar Years Of Experience Great Confidence

Book:Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.

Source: Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.

“It is easy to be humble when a greater is preferred; but when an inferior is lifted high above our heads, how can we bear it?”

Easy Greater Humility Bears Humble Inferiors Be Humble

Book:Anne

Source: Anne

“A failure remains a failure only if we refuse to learn from it. Any situation that teaches us greater humility, sobriety, wisdom about self and others, responsibility, forgiveness, depth of reflection, and better decision making -\-\teaching us what's truly important-\-\is not an ultimate failure. Sometimes what we deem a failure at the time it happens actually serves to foster a change within us that creates an even greater success down the road.”

“You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of the foundation of humility. And how great soever a mass of building one may wish and design to place above it, the greater the building is to be, the deeper does he dig his foundation.”

Thinking Firsts May Doe Wish Greater Design Humility Building Mass Foundation Deeper Height Fabric Constructs

Author:Saint Augustine

“Doesn’t it honor Him more when His children no longer see themselves only as sinners saved by grace, but now as heirs of God? Isn’t it a greater form of humility to believe Him when He says we are precious in His sight when we don’t feel very precious?”

Feels Believe Children Form Greater Grace Humility Honor Sight Saved Sinner Heirs Saved By Grace

Book:When Heaven Invades Earth

Source: When Heaven Invades Earth

“It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.”

Love Believe May Mother Found Sin Love Is Greater Failing Humility Daughter Gains Corners Commit Occasions Midst My Daughter Believe In Me Lapses

Book:Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila

Source: Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila

“It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and the more real our humility.”

Real Certain Poverty Greater Progress Humility Confessing

Book:The Life of St. Teresa of Avila

Source: The Life of St. Teresa of Avila

“We may think it humility not to realize that the Lord is bestowing gifts upon us. Let us understand very, very clearly, how this matter stands. God gives us these gifts for no merit of ours. Let us be grateful to His Majesty for them, for, unless we recognize that we are receiving them, we shall not be aroused to love Him. And it is a most certain thing that, if we remember all the time that we are poor, the richer we find ourselves, the greater will be the profit that comes to us and the more genuine our humility.”

Ifs Thinking Giving May Matter Remember Certain Realizing Poor Lord Greater Humility Grateful Profit Genuine Merit Receiving Be Grateful Majesty

Author:Teresa of Avila