"True humility is a Christian grace and one of the fruits of the Spirit, originating in a deep consciousness of sin past and present, and leading us to discover our nothingness in the view of God, our insufficiency for any thing that is good, and prompting us, as we feel our infirmities, to strive after higher and yet higher attainments."

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Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Dictionary by Gilbert, Josiah Hotchkiss, p. 329, 1895.

James McCosh

#Christian Quotes #Humility Quotes #Past Quotes

“I'm not a really good classical guitarist by any means, but what I learned from this is a way of working very slowly on solo pieces and I enjoyed working on these pieces of John's. They were not written for solo guitar but a lot of them were easy to adapt.”
“I did the twenty-three-hour Nose route to the top of El Capitan in eighteen hours and twenty-three minutes, I can get over this.”
“I know I'm known for singing some of those high notes, but that's really not what giving someone goosebumps is all about. It's about really trying to find what makes you unique.”

Source : "Idina Menzel: From Broadway To The Symphony". "Weekend Edition" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. May 19, 2012.
“Even if you were green and had a beard and a male appendage between your legs. Even if your eyebrows were orange and you had a mole covering your entire cheek and a nose that poked me in the eye every time I kissed you. Even if you weighed seven hundred pounds and had hair the size of a Doberman under your arms. Even then, I would love you.”

Source : David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.181, Egmont UK
“I do photography and I studied film at school. So I've always really enjoyed that and I've got an eye for camera angles I guess. I've never taken that into filming wildlife.”

Source : Source: www.justjared.com
“I travel with a bunch of battery packs because I don't always have time to charge my phone at the hotel room when I'm traveling. I always change them, so I never run out of battery.”
“When there are strange things going on all around, every coincidence should be considered very carefully.”

Source : Sergei Lukyanenko (2013). “The New Watch: (Night Watch 5)”, p.42, Random House
“Unless you are a professional, you will find the tart to be a high-maintenance, unforgiving whistle-blower of a pastry.”

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