![[On George H.W. Bush:] By 1990 I had learned that I had to defer to him in conversation and not to stint the praise. If that was what was necessary to secure Britain's interests and influence, I had no hesitation in eating a little humble pie.](/assets/img/quote-photos/on-george-hw-bush-by-1990-i-had-learned-that-i-had-to-defer-to-him-in-conver.jpg)
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humble men grace
The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own esteem. Charles Spurgeon
humble thinking proud
We are never, never so much in danger of being proud as when we think we are humble.
humble men grace
Nothing but grace makes a man so humble and, at the same time, so glad.
humble pride self
The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair
humble people concerned
People become concerned with being more humble than other people. Alan Watts
humble scotland pie
Souness critics must eat humble pie as he transforms Newcastle. Alan Hansen
humble sacrifice men
A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of [circumstances]... The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead. Aiden Wilson Tozer
humble expectations determined
Come to the Word with a spirit of longing with devotion and humble expectation. Be determined to know God.
humble spirit forget
Those whose kernels were cracked by benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble. Chinua Achebe
pieces film periods
Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces. Cary Elwes
pieces
We started off with a lot of different things, pieces here and there, Charlotte Moore
pie hug pieces
Hugs aren't like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around. Bernie Mac
pieces paper littles
I have been nominated three times. I have the little pieces of paper to prove it. Eartha Kitt
pieces advantage existence
Nothing is pure and entire of a piece. All advantages are attended with disadvantages. A universal compensation prevails in all conditions of being and existence. David Hume
pie failing cream
Where subtlety fails us we must simply make do with cream pies. David Brin
pieces finest sells
I don't like to sell my finest pieces. Beatrice Wood
pieces silent refuse
to that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent. Audre Lorde
pieces sometimes used
Charlie Appleyard can be anybody; but Ive used him sometimes in chat pieces, and these are all chat pieces about the history of Charlie Appleyard. Derek Bailey
littles wealth rich
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing. Charles Caleb Colton
littles want wealth
Wealth is a relative thing since those who have little and want less are richer than those who have much but want more.
littles revolution events
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.
littles facts sometimes
Theory is worth but little, unless it can explain its own phenomena, and it must effect this without contradicting itself; therefore, the facts are sometimes assimilated to the theory, rather than the theory to the facts.
littles too-much violence
In all places, and in all times, those religionists who have believed too much have been more inclined to violence and persecution than those who have believed too little.
littles cry you-again
-Why don't you cry again, you little wretch? -Because I'll never cry for you again. Charles Dickens
littles wake-up poor
If you are ready to wake up, you are going to wake up. If you're not you are going to stay pretending that you are just a poor little me...
littles
I have so very much. I have so very little. Alan Moore
littles energy should
The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it. Alan Jackson