Sentence examples for exalt himself from inspiring English sources

He would portray his foibles and unworthiness, hoping to rise above his own mediocrity, or, at the other extreme, he would exalt himself in the hope that he might become the man he depicted.

Both Ptolemy and Arrian, "The Landmark Arrian" informs us, had their own biases — in Ptolemy's case, a desire to exalt himself at the expense of his rivals, and in Arrian's, perhaps, an exaggerated regard for authority, both military and imperial.

5 In fact, a mortal cannot exalt himself and draw near to the gods unless he cast away the delights of wealth and bodily pleasure, and invite his soul, not by flattery, by indulging its desires, by allowing it a perverse gratification, but by exercising it in labour, in patience, in virtuous precepts and in meritorious deeds.

That no one should exalt himself over the other... .. Though little known, the parallels between the message of that 19th Century Prophet who died as a prisoner in Palestine (today's Israel), and the 20th Century's Dr. King in America are striking.

The moral being that whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted".

Never mind that their Lord argued that he who he who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

The Rule of Saint Benedict states, "Holy Scripture, brethren, cries out to us saying, 'Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted' (Luke 14 11)." A more contemporary example, Jim Collins, states in his book Good to Great that the key traits of the most successful leaders are humility and lack of ego.

He has exalted himself as the brother leader of Libya, the dean of Arab rulers and the king of kings of Africa.

By emphasizing his mixed ancestry, Obama exalted himself as more American than America, positioning himself firmly at our nation's heart.

He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship so that he takes his seat in the temple of God declaring himself to be God.