Krishna exalts those who are humble and humbles those who exalt themselves.
He who humbles himself wants to be exalted.
With me the connection between the cosmic phenomena and human behaviour is a living faith that draws me nearer to God, humbles me and makes me readier for facing Him.
Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And if a small kingdom humbles itself before a great kingdom, it shall win over that great kingdom. Thus the one humbles itself in order to attain, the other attains because it is humble. If the great kingdom has no further desire than to bring men together and to nourish them, the small kingdom will have no further desire than to enter the service of the other. But in order that both may have their desire, the great one must learn humility.
Music was my coping mechanism. I could place myself outside my body. It humbles you.
It was one of those moments when you feel the future so much that it humbles the present.
The confession of one man humbles all.
I was constantly told and challenged to live my life as a warrior. As a warrior, you assume responsibility for yourself. The warrior humbles himself. And the warrior learns the power of giving.
Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him. (Theon Greyjoy)
Even as age humbles me it feeds my arrogance. There is still nothing that interests me as much as myself.
But you're better than I am, Katsa. And it doesn't humiliate me. It humbles me. But it doesn't humiliate me.
It humbles me, but it doesn't humiliate me.
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
. . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about peace. He often desires some things more than we do, but wants us to merit the grace of accomplishing them by several practices of virtue and to beg for this with many prayers.
Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne into the Virgin's womb; every day He comes to us and lets us see Him in lowliness, when He descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar.
Contrary to our culture, the Biblical doctrine of Grace humbles us without degrading us, and elevates us without inflating us.
Blessed the one who continually humbles himself willingly; he will be crowned by the One who willingly humbled himself for our sake.
The grace of God exalts a man without inflating him, and humbles a man without debasing him.
God exalts the man who humbles himself.
The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
