John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes

God would behold in you a simplicity which will contain so much the more of His wisdom as it contains less of your own.

The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God.

I believe in the power of one and that we are all bound by the thread of oneness and humanity.

You ain't no more than me, and I ain't no more than you. We're all God's children.

If you want to be a conduit for God's grace, you don't have to be lined with gold. Copper will do.

If we are true servants of the masses, we would take pride in spinning for their sake.

We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it.

The basis of action on love, the brotherhood of all men, the value of the individual... the humility of the spirit.

God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.

One of the most difficult things to learn is to render service without bossing, without making a fuss about it, and without any consciousness of high and low. In the world of spirituality, humility counts at least as much as utility.

It is the root of all religion that a man knows that he is nothing in order to thank God that he is something.

Goods and possessions are no gain in his eyes. He stays far from wealth and honor. Long life is no ground for joy, nor early death for sorrow. Success is not for him to be pround of, failure is no shame. Had he all the world's power he would not hold it as his own. If he conquered everything he would not take it to himself. His glory is in knowing that all things come together in One and life and death are equal.

I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land--every color, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike--all snored in the same language.

The pious sectarian is proud because he is confident of his right of possession in God. The man of devotion is meek because he is conscious of God's right of love over his life and soul.

My varnashram refuses to bow the head before the greatest potentate on earth, but my varnashram compels me to bow down my head in all humility before knowledge, purity, before every person where I see God face to face.

Essence of humility is unity.

Whatever your standing in life, the most important thing is behaving in ways that help other people. It's the same with music. I am a servant of the music ... and if I get caught up in ego, I'll lose everything .. it'll burn and that's a guarantee.

Do not glory in your own faith, your own feelings, your own knowledge, or your own diligence. Glory in nothing but Christ.

I am because we are. We all bleed the same color. We all want to love and be loved.

I have no disciple. I am the servant of the servant of Rama .

Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe.

It is better to be the servant of God than the ruler of men.

True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things.

I am a conservative because I know that no one of us is better than any other one of us.

No one has seen God, but as we love one another, God lives in us.