Seneca the Younger Quotes

But the very act of pausing in a busy day to pray is an act of weakening pride in my life, acknowledging that I am a dependent creature. I am not self sufficient.

I have come to one conclusion: All that I am, all that I aspire to be, all that I was before, is by the grace of God. There are so many women in Africa, and outside Africa, who are more intelligent than I am.

The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God's grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the grace of God.

Every day I'm trying to be more humble and how do you do that? I guess, every day, we have mass. Every day, I pray the rosary. That's what I do.

I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals. Now I pray for humility because that comes from inside out.

As six-time world karate champion and then a movie star, I put too much trust in who I was, what I could do, and what I acquired. I forgot how much I needed others and especially God.

I used to be real cocky about what I do but then I realized it's not me, all of this is really God's gift and whenever He want to, He can take it away.

I may not say it all the time or I may not pray as much as I need to, but I am not forgetting where I came from and how I got to be where I am today.

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

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.

Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

I'm always praying for a part that would be something that I could be really proud of, in which I could use the gifts God gave me in a positive way.

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.

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

When God sneezed, I didn't know what to say.

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.

I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it.

To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.

I'm really in touch, whether it's prayer or meditation... there are so many powers greater than me in the world. I've been blessed and lucky enough to have been given a gift to share with other people.

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

Give up pride for good during the holidays. This is where I've been especially stubborn. As I walk more and more in this path of Christianity, I see that letting my guard down and admitting that I don't want to be alone is far better than dealing with me, myself and I, who always seem to want to keep up appearances.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.

The folly which we might have ourselves committed is the one which we are least ready to pardon in another.