24 And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works.
The words in these verses inspire God-like qualities. People of goodwill everywhere aspire to such ideals. Life itself has a way of encouraging us to grow in these qualities.
HUMBLE: Courteously respectful, unpretentious, doesn't believe they are better than others.
A proud man is always looking down on things and people/ and , of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.
C S Lewis
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.
Mahatma Gandhi
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
Confucius
A great man is always willing to be little.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
SUBMISSIVE: 1. Patient when there is much you cannot change. 2. To obey without arguing. For example, your doctor says you must stop smoking. it is destroying your lungs. He wants you to be submissive and follow his instructions.
The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to
place on God's altar. The many other things we "give" are actually
the things He has already given or loaned to us.
Neal A. Maxwell
Submission does not mean being weak or passive. It leads to neither fatalism nor capitulation. Just the opposite. True power resides in submission. A power that comes from within. Those who submit to the divine essence of life will live in unperturbed tranquility and peace even when the whole wide world goes through turbulence after turbulence.
Elif Shafak
GENTLE: kind, amiable, mild, calm and controlled
I'd like to be remembered for being a good, kind, loving, gentle man who
attempted to live wisely and who cared a lot.
Leo Buscaglia
Being gentle is being brave and kindness is a
battle without weapons.
Banjaara Baadal
In a gentle way, you can shake the world,
Mahatma Gandhi
Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago:
to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
Robert Kennedy
EASY TO BE ENTREATED: Entreat - to ask earnestly, implore , to ask politely and seriously
There is also an older meaning - willing to enter negotiations; to be willing to discuss and seek peace.
LONG-SUFFERING: enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.
Felicia Hemans
Long-suffering is love enduring
Dwight L. Moody
TEMPERATE: Moderate or self-restrained, level headed, even-tempered, calm, steady
A man cannot serve God and Mammon, nor be "temperate and furious" at the same time.
Mahatma Gandhi
Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them. . .
Benjamin Rush
DILIGENT: constant in effort to do something; persistent. A diligent person works hard in a careful and thorough way.
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
Abigail Adams
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Benjamin Franklin
Without expecting reward, do work diligently.
Javanese Proverb
Be diligent and even those who do not know you will trust you.
GRATEFUL: deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; disposed to repay favors bestowed. Being thankful is a feeling, being grateful is an action.
Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
Zig Ziglar
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
Henri Frederic Amiel
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought;
and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
G.K. Chesterton
FAITH: confidence and trust in God; assurance of His goodness. Faith is being able to cleave to the power of goodness appealing to our high and real self.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.
Rabindranath Tagore
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
Helen Keller
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
Khalil Gibran
My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate
my happiness, my inner peace.
– Denzel Washington
HOPE: The feeling that what is wanted can be had, that events will turn out for the best.
Hope sustains us through despair. Hope teaches that there is reason
to rejoice even when all seems dark around us.
Deter F. Uchtdorf
If we were not for hopes, the heart would break.
Thomas Fuller
Hope beckons all of us to come home where a glow
reflects the Light of the World.
Neal A. Maxwell
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
Robert Schuller
CHARITY: generous, kind, lenient in judging others; Christian love in its highest and broadest form. Inclined to impute favorable motives to others.
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams,
but in active charity and in willing service.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Charity is the pure love of Christ.
Moroni: 7:47
Charity is refusing to take advantage of another's weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other.
Bonnie D. Parkin
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