Charles Lamb Quotes

... learning humility is a prerequisite for grace.

As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.

There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.

It is true that I have been studying both humility and pride for many years for the purpose of weakening pride in my own life and cultivating humility by the grace of God.

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

We should not feel pride in our charity, austerity, valour, scriptural knowledge, modestyandmorality for the world is full of the rarest gems.

Little works, little thoughts, little loves, little prayers for little Christians, and larger and larger as the years grow.

Be humble, if thou would'st attain to wisdom. Be humbler still, when wisdom thou hast mastered.

Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.

The real question is whether we can learn anything from our experiences upon which we may grow and help others to grow in the likeness and image of God. We know that if we rebel against doing that which is reasonably possible for us, then we will be penalized. And we will be equally penalized if we presume in ourselves a perfection that simply is not there. Apparently, the course of relative humility and progress will have to lie somewhere between these extremes. In our slow progress away from rebellion, true perfection is doubtless several millennia away

Mortal men ask God for good things every day, but they never pray that they may make good use of them.

I understood, by dint of digging into my memories, that modesty helped me to shine, humility helped me to triumph and virtue to oppress.

Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.

As a young man I prayed for success. Now I just pray to be worthy of it.

Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.

A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

If you can be a good role model for people, well, great. You try and live your sporting life and the rest of your life as well as you can, and if it's something that people admire, well, fantastic. I don't sit at home and think about it too much, though - there's plenty of other things in my life going on.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

The grace thou hast will soon be less, if thou addest not more to it.

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.

A little humility never hurts.

God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.