10 Quotes On Humility From The Apostles And Prophets

10 Quotes On Humility From The Apostles And Prophets That Will Change The Way You Think About Humility

Humility is a Christlike attribute that we all desire. Humility is also the cure to pride which is the base sin that brings so many other sins. But the question is what exactly is humility, how do we cultivate it, and what are the promised blessings of humility? As I’ve studied this I’ve found many quotes about humility. Here are 10 quotes that changed the way I thought about humility.

Humility leads to growth.

“Humility is a fertile soil where spirituality grows and produces the fruit of inspiration to know what to do. It gives access to divine power to accomplish what must be done.”
~Elder Richard G. Scott

Pride and the Priesthood.

“Pride is a switch that turns off priesthood power. Humility is a switch that turns it on.”
~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Humility an attribute of God.

“Humility is an attribute of godliness possessed by true Saints.”
~President Howard W. Hunter

Humility follows God.

“Humility responds to God’s will—to the fear of His judgments and to the needs of those around us. To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.”
~President Ezra Taft Benson

Humility leads to forgiveness.

“It will take humility to do this, but if we will get on our knees and ask Heavenly Father for a feeling of forgiveness, He will help us. The Lord requires us “to forgive all men” for our own good because “hatred retards spiritual growth.” Only as we rid ourselves of hatred and bitterness can the Lord put comfort into our hearts.”
~President James E. Faust

Humility leads to power.

“Our own abilities, however great, will not be enough. But that realistic view of our limitations creates a humility which can lead to dependence on the Spirit and thus to power.”
~President Henry B. Eyring

Thinking about ourselves.

“We don’t discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves. It comes as we go about our work with an attitude of serving God and our fellowman.” ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“We don’t discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves.”
~Dieter F. Uchtdorf

True Humility.

“We must cultivate true humility, not the ability to appear humble, but the sacred gift of true humility. Humility is the precious, fertile soil of righteous character.”

~Elder Richard G. Scott

Lord, is it I?

“Brethren, we must put aside our pride, see beyond our vanity, and in humility ask, “Lord, is it I?” And if the Lord’s answer happens to be “Yes, my son, there are things you must improve, things I can help you to overcome,” I pray that we will accept this answer, humbly acknowledge our sins and shortcomings, and then change our ways by becoming better husbands, better fathers, better sons.”
~Dieter F. Uchtdorf

The antidote for pride is humility.

“The antidote for pride is humility—meekness, submissiveness.
God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble or we can be compelled to be humble. Alma said, “Blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble.”
Let us choose to be humble.
We can choose to humble ourselves by conquering enmity toward our brothers and sisters, esteeming them as ourselves, and lifting them as high or higher than we are.
We can choose to humble ourselves by receiving counsel and chastisement.
We can choose to humble ourselves by forgiving those who have offended us.
We can choose to humble ourselves by rendering selfless service.
We can choose to humble ourselves by going on missions and preaching the word that can humble others.
We can choose to humble ourselves by getting to the temple more frequently.
We can choose to humble ourselves by confessing and forsaking our sins and being born of God.
We can choose to humble ourselves by loving God, submitting our will to His, and putting Him first in our lives.
Let us choose to be humble. We can do it. I know we can.”
~President Ezra Taft Benson

Here are also 5 of my favorite quotes from the Seventy!

Humility is selfless.

“Humility is selfless, not selfish. It doesn’t demand its own way or speak with moral superiority. Instead, humility answers softly and listens kindly for understanding, not vindication. Humility recognizes that no one can change someone else, but with faith, effort, and the help of God, we can undergo our own mighty change of heart.”
~Elder L. Whitney Clayton

Trying to acquire Humility.

“Consciously trying to acquire humility is also problematic. I remember once hearing one of my colleagues in the Seventy say about humility that “if you think you have it, you don’t.”
~Elder Marlin K. Jensen

Humility leads to repentance.

“Humility is the essence of repentance.”
~Elder L. Whitney Clayton

Humility will bless our family.

“Through humility and prayer we can develop and improve our capacity to be attentive to the words of life which will bless our lives and the lives of our families.”
~Elder Francisco J. Viñas

The Saviors Humility.

“The greatest act of courage and love in the history of mankind—Christ’s atoning sacrifice—was also the greatest act of humility and submissiveness.”
~Elder Marlin K. Jensen