He never complained. He seemed to have no instinct for the making much of oneself that complaining requires.

There are answers which, in turning away wrath, only send it to the other end of the room, and to have a discussion coolly waived when you feel that justice is all on your own...

He that is in haste may contract much guilt in a little time. What we say or do unadvisedly when we are hot, we must unsay or undo again when we are cool, or do...

Humility is the nearly impossible task of being more concerned with our own sins that we are with the sins of others.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

Just as meekness is in all our virtues, so is pride in all our sins. -Oct 1986

This is God’s beauty!The Elegant nature of Esther,The Meek nature of Moses,The Pius nature of Paul,The Passionate nature of Peter,The Just nature of Jesus and thenThe wise nature of you!

Sir Thomas More was a victim of injustice and irony. Generously and meekly, just as he was about to be martyred, he said: Paul . . . was present, and consented to the death of...

Choose to be at peace with yourself and you will never have any battle to lose. Find yourself every reason and season to share your peace with others!

O Holy Spirit, give me a simple heart which will not retire within itself to savor its own sorrows, a heart magnanimous in giving itself, easily moved to compassion, a faithful, generous heart, which does...

There’s no reason to not be humble, because as great as you may be, you can always be greater.

Who cares who’s right or wrong when the last word is a kind apology?

Jehovah chose to do great things through me. I lay my life in total humility never to take the Glory that comes from doing His great work… It all belongs to Him

One should preach not from one’s rational mind but rather from the heart. Only that which is from the heart can touch another heart. One must never attack or oppose anyone. If he who preaches...

Uncommon success is found on the spiritual plane; you can’t get there through common convention or following others. Hard work is not enough; many work slavishly-hard for little reward. Intelligence is insufficient; how many educated...

One of the best exercises in meekness we can perform is when the subject Is in ourselves. We must not fret over our own imperfections. Although reason requires that we must be displeased and sorry...

The least known among the virtues and also the most misunderstood is the virtue of humility. Yet, it is the very groundwork of Christianity. Humility is a grace of the soul that cannot be expressed...

Make no mistake about it, no matter how kind, meek, humble and soft your giving heart is — you are a warrior!

You’ve to close down your umbrella when you are under a canopy. Drop your pride; give praise to God!

The greatness of the man’s power is the measure of his surrender.

My father believes with his entire soul that the meek shall inherit the earth. My children will inherit the earth but they will not be meek.

When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad.

It hurt to think that a boy would not have him at his value of himself.

You are the hands and feet of Christ in this world to your generation.

Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it.

He is as full of valor as of kindness. Princely in both.

I read them (articles TR wrote on his honeymoon) all over to Edith and her corrections and help were most valuable to me.

Media, like an un-mannered master, manipulates the meek minds.