Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

Humility is not a trait I often associate with America.

Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.

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

Modesty is my best quality.

The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.

Modesty is not one of my virtues.

Humility is considered an un-masculine quality.

I'm a humble guy, okay?

Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man's idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought.

Pride is tough. You go to high school, and its 'pride,' 'courage;' it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us. I don't think there's anywhere in the Scriptures through the saints' lives where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody.

I don't do proud.

A little humility never hurts.

God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.

Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a low one because a person in the latter is already, perhaps, too much humbled.

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves.

All spiritual things are to be treated with sacred dignity. Humility and meekness are in accordance with the life of Christ, but they are to be shown in a dignified way.

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

I am a really humble person.

Humility is my forte.

I'm a very humble guy.

I'm famously humble.

He who hates himself is not humble.