Aiden Wilson Tozer Quotes

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

A humble person is not one who thinks little of himself, hangs his head and says, "I'm nothing." Rather, he is one who depends wholly on the Lord for everything, in every circumstance.

I can't live off the ego.

As long as you know, within yourself, that you're no better than anyone else out there, you're OK.

Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us - and to maintain. That's because without humility, it's not likely that you will put your complete trust in God.

I am someone without an ego.

I can't afford to have thoughts in my head about me that God doesn't have in His.

In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.

Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.

Humility is the mother of all virtues; purity, charity and obedience. It is in being humble that our love becomes real, devoted and ardent. If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. If you are blamed you will not be discouraged. If they call you a saint you will not put yourself on a pedestal.

True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us.

In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.

Be humble and you will never be disturbed. It is very difficult in practice because we all want to see the result of our work. Leave it to Jesus.

Grace is above praise and blame. I never read the bad stuff people write, but I never read the good stuff, either. Ever. I know who I am, and I know that God looks down on me and smiles. I know that - without a shadow of a doubt.

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

We have to be careful not to look for confidence in the acceptance of others because true confidence only comes from knowing God.

I think it's also important for people to really see that your identity doesn't come just from what you do but who you are. My relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing to me. Because of that, I don't have to change whether I am one of the most popular guys in football.

I love to have confidence, but that confidence doesn't come from myself. It comes from God, and that's what I wanted America to see.

You don't have to show people how successful you are.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

He who knows himself best esteems himself least.

So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Not being anxious requires a level of humility, doesn't it? It does, I think. It's not all about you.