Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.

Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of God, and an acceptance of his commandments.

Prayer is not about letting God know your will; it's about completely submitting to him. You die to yourself.

May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.

I believe that God wants us to show respect.

Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.

I fear no one; beg from no one except my God to whom I submit and from whom I receive all bounties. My Prophet is my grandfather; my Imam is my father and my religion is sincerity and justice

My aim is just to remain as humble and as godly as I can be.

No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

You're not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You're either devoted to your job, or to your desires. So the best way to spend your life is to try to be devoted to prayer, to Allah.

I'm living my life for an audience of one. I live my life to please God. And I believe if He's pleased, that people like my mother and my daddy, my grandparents, you know, my husband, my children, they'll be pleased.

Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.

If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.

It's very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know, God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.

Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins.

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

'Doing your own thing' and being a Christian is an oxymoron. As Christians, every day we need to be presenting ourselves before the Lord, thanking Him for His mercy and asking Him to make us more like Him by emptying us of our will, so God's will can be done.

God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves.

I beg the Most High to allow me the favour of the double reward, but if God only finds me worthy of one reward, I will accept it in all humility.

Make God first priority. He's worth it!