Quotes on Christian Humility

The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it.

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

We must shift our allegiances from fear to curiosity, from attachment to letting go, from control to trust, and from entitlement to humility.

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

True humility-the basis of the Christian system-is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me!

The surest mark of true conversion is humility.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride.

Through pride the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every vice, it's the complete anti-God state of mind.

The mission of Christian humility in social life is not merely to edify, but to keep minds open to many alternatives. The rigidity of a certain type of Christian thought has seriously impaired this capacity, which nonviolence must recover.

For the Christian, humility is absolutely indispensable. Without it there can be no self-knowledge, no repentance, no faith and no salvation.

An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.