#humility

Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but also by what it gives. And powerlessness reaffirmed not just by the helplessness of those who have lost, but also by the gratitude of those who have (or THINK they have) gained. ↗

— Arundhati Roy

#helplessness #human-nature #humility #power #powerlessness

Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion. ↗

— Robert Macfarlane

#arrogance #humility #inspirational #mountaineering #mountains

Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

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Judge yourself; if you do that you will not be judged by God, as St. Paul says. But it must be a real sense of your own sinfulness, not an artificial humility. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect. ↗

— Ted Turner

#humility #i #little #only #perfect

The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught. To learn entails that the knowledge was achieved on one's own accord - it feels great - but to be taught often leaves a feeling of inferiority. Thus it takes a bit of determination and a lot of humility in order for one to fully develop. ↗

— Criss Jami

#barrier #determination #development #feelings #help

True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. ↗

— Rick Warren

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We learn humility through accepting humiliations cheerfully. ↗

— Mother Teresa

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Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility. ↗

— Robin Morgan

#hoarding #humility #information #knowledge #knowledge is power

When everything seems to be set to show me off as intelligent, the fool I always keep hidden takes over all that I say. ↗