Quotes about Humility

Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." —Mark 10: 42—45

The most powerful demonstration of leadership is not a clenched fist of brute force but an open hand of humble assistance.

Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience.

We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.

Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love.

May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.

Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.

In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

Live simply so others may simply live.

There should be less talk a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough.

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.