Huston Smith Quotes

There is no harder lesson for man to learn than the lesson of humility. It is the rarest of all gifts. It is a very rare thing to find a man or woman that is following closely the footsteps of the Master in meekness and humility.

Clearly I've got an ego.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.

From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.

I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

I have no business carrying myself like some diva.

My ego and my vanities have nothing to do with comedy.

If someone was like, 'Describe yourself in one word,' I would never say, 'Handsome.'

I don't wake up and say, 'Gee, it's a nice day, and I'm a legend.'

I'd be pretty saddened to hear anyone say, 'Yeah, listen to this... God, I'm awesome, the way this all sits together,' about their own work.

I don't choose to be humble.

humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching, we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift.

Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.

You know what keeps me humble? Mirrors!

He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men.

As long as you are proud, you cannot know God.

Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.

To men and women everywhere Jesus says, "Come unto me, and I will give you rest." The rest He offers is the rest of meekness, the blessed relief which comes when we accept ourselves for what we are and cease to pretend.

There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

It's not vanity to know your own good points. It would just be stupidity if you didn't; It's only vanity when you get puffed up about them.