Inspirational Quotes on Humility

“Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.”

“Forgive thyself little, and others much.”

“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.”

“If thou wouldst find much favor and peace with God and man, be very low in thine own eyes. Forgive thyself little and others much.”

“God's choice acquaintances are humble men.”

“Men compare themselves with men, and readily with the worst, and flatter themselves with that comparative betterness. This is not the way to see spots, to look into the muddy streams of profane men's lives; but look into the clear fountain of the Word, and there we may both discern and wash them; and consider the infinite holiness of God, and this will humble us to the dust.”

“I know that, as night and shadows are good for flowers, and moonlight and dews are better than a continual sun, so is Christ's absence of special use, and that it hath some nourishing virtue in it, and giveth sap to humility, and putteth an edge on hunger, and funisheth a fairfield to faith to put forth itself, and to exercise its fingers in gripping it seeth not what.”

“Before God could bring me to this place He has broken me a thousand times.”

“The lesson for each believer is to humble himself, not to wait for the Lord to humble him.”

“Learn to break your own will. Be zealous against yourself.”

“All men are frail, but thou shouldst reckon none so frail as thyself.”

“No conflict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself.”

“Our own opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imperfections.”

“He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.”

“What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.”

“God walks with the humble; he reveals himself to the lowly; he gives understanding to the little ones; he discloses his meaning to pure minds, but hides his grace from the curious and the proud.”

“No man can ever lack this mortification of his vanity, that what he knows is but a very little in comparison of what he is ignorant of. Consider this, and instead of boasting thy knowledge of a few things, confess and be out of countenance for the many more which thou dost not understand.”

“Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.”

“An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”

“Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame.”