John Bunyan on humble
John Bunyan118 quotes“To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.”
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Without the Spirit man is so infirm that he cannot, with all other means whatsoever, be enabled to think one right saving thought of God, of Christ, or of his blessed things.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Who would true valour see, Let him come hither; One here will constant be, Come wind, come weather There’s no discouragement Shall make him once relent His first avowed intent To be a pilgrim.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Though the world disregard the society of God’s children now, yet there is a time coming in which they would be glad to have the least company with them.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan It is easier going out of the way when we are in, than going in when we are out.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan The road of denial leads to the precipice of destruction.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Doth Jesus Christ stand up to plead for us with God, to plead with him for us against the devil? Let this teach us to stand up to plead for him before men, to plead for him against the enemies of his person and gospel.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Nothing can render affliction so insupportable as the load of sin. Would you then be fitted for afflictions? Be sure to get the burden of your sins laid aside, and then what affliction soever you may meet with will be very easy to you.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Spirit, for such things as God has promised.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Great sins do draw out great grace; and where guilt is most terrible and fierce, there the mercy of God in Christ, when showed to the soul, appears most high and mighty.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical.
John BunyanJohn Bunyan I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.
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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
Ignatius of LoyolaIgnatius of Loyola There is no substitute for hardwork. Always be humble and hungry.
Dwayne JohnsonDwayne Johnson Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.
Golda MeirGolda Meir Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.
Fulton J. SheenFulton J. Sheen The real champions in life are so humble and gracious. They just continue doing what they do without all the posturing. If you’ve got the real thing, you don’t have to flaunt a loud imitation.
Denis WaitleyDenis Waitley We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Always asked, ‘Whats the key to success?’ The key is, there is no key. Be humble, hungry and always be the hardest worker in the room.
Dwayne JohnsonDwayne Johnson It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling – and indeed healthy – to ask why you have been given so much.
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