Dave East Quotes

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take off this killer instinct stuff, you can be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother.

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

Choose to be kind. Choose to forgive. Let your love grow and shine so that people may look at the example of your life and glorify God in Heaven.

But Jesus changes your attitude towards yourself and towards other people.

It is more pleasant to remember others than to be remembered.

Work at being a humble person.

I should have been kinder when I was younger.

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another.

The best way is to say that as a Christian for me the essence of Christian faith is that you treat others as if you wish to be treated.

What humility does for one is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been paid for. And what I need to do is prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who has yet to come but who may be here and needs me.

I am seeking to be positive, have integrity, and speak with grace.

Here are three things you can do, even when you feel like there isn't a friend in sight. You can be curious, you can be clean, and you can be Christlike.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

I think sometimes it is more important to be gracious than to win.

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.

Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

Ultimately, knowing God and reading the Word, it helps with patience with people, understanding, empathy and sympathy that they might not have that I have. If God gave it to me, why not exercise it?

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

I, for one, am profoundly grateful to feel the hand of God at work in my life. But at the beginning and end of the day, when my default setting is to show kindness and love to others, I never regret it. And to me, that is what faith is all about.