Dejan Stojanovic Quotes

Sometimes you have to understand your place.

Men must know their limitations.

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.

Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance; and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.

I think it's important to come from a humble place.

Why should I be honored? Don't I have enough attention, comfort and power already?

Great men always pay deference to greater.

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.

I know I am no better than anyone else in this world.

I wouldn't even mention myself in the same breath as someone like big Paul.

Life is the power that's greater than I can ever comprehend. The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature - that makes me humble.

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.

Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.

Kiss the hand you cannot bite.

A fox in its hour—bow to it.

He is the best of men who dislikes power.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Better to be in the dust than crawl near the throne.

If You are mighty, gain respect through knowledge and gentleness of speech. Do not command except as is fitting.

Do not be an arrogant scholar, for scholarship cannot subsist with arrogance.