Quotes about Insignificance

My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.

Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.

Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.

We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously

We can feel unworthy that the King of kings attends to such seemingly insignificant details in our lives. Read Matthew 6:25—34. As you think about your last week, thank Jesus for all the needs that He has met.

Knowledge of the tallest scientist or the greatest spiritualist is like a particle of dust.

What makes a bit of ground holy? It is when and where God shows up. He can do this anywhere at any time. This means that the most insignificant place can be declared holy when God moves in. It can come when you least expect it.

Transcendence is a healthy dose of insignificance to a race whose root sin is pride. Transcendence cuts us all down to our proper proportion before an awesome God. That you and I are not significant is a wonderful, freeing discovery, and that's what church is for.

When you look at the Moon, you think, "I'm really small. What are my problems?" It sets things into perspective. We should all look at the Moon a bit more often.

John Major is what he is: a man from nowhere, going nowhere, heading for a well-merited obscurity as fast as his mediocre talents can carry him.

We realize that what we are accomplishing is a drop in the ocean. But if this drop were not in the ocean, it would be missed.