There was no mistaking her sincerity--it breathed in every tone of her voice. Both Marilla and Mrs. Lynde recognized its unmistakable ring. But the former understood in dismay that Anne was actually enjoying her valley of humiliation--was reveling in the thoroughness of her abasement. Where was the wholesome punishment upon which she, Marilla, had plumed herself? Anne had turned it into a species of positive pleasure.
Quotes about abasement (11 Quotes)
ABASEMENT, n. A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth of power. Peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer.
Do they not know that whoever acts in opposition to Allah and His Apostle, he shall surely have the fire of hell to abide in it That is the grievous abasement.
Abasement is made to cleave to them wherever they are found, except under a covenant with Allah and a covenant with men, and they have become deserving of wrath from Allah, and humiliation is made to cleave to them this is because they disbelieved in the communications of Allah and slew the prophets unjustly this is because they disobeyed and exceeded the limits.
There exists, at the bottom of all abasement and misfortune, a last extreme which rebels and joins battle with the forces of law and respectability in a desperate struggle, waged partly by cunning and partly by violence, at once sick and ferocious, in which it attacks the prevailing social order with the pin-pricks of vice and the hammer-blows of crime.
Then as to Ad, they were unjustly proud in the land, and they said Who is mightier in strength than we Did they not see that Allah Who created them was mightier than they in strength, and they denied Our communications So We sent on them a furious wind in unlucky days, that We may make them taste the chastisement of abasement in this world's life and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is much more abasing, and they shall not be helped.
The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all the qualities of the canaille
And they who do not call upon another god with Allah and do not slay the soul, which Allah has forbidden except in the requirements of justice, and (who) do not commit fornication and he who does this shall find a requital of sin The punishment shall be doubled to him on the day of resurrection, and he shall abide therein in abasement Except him who repents and believes and does a good deed so these are they of whom Allah changes the evil deeds to good ones and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
On the day when there shall be a severe affliction, and they shall be called upon to make obeisance, but they shall not be able, Their looks cast down, abasement shall overtake them and they were called upon to make obeisance indeed while yet they were safe.
Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to be what it is his duty to be.
And on the day when those who disbelieve shall be brought before the fire You did away with your good things in your life of the world and you enjoyed them for a while, so today you shall be rewarded with the punishment of abasement because you were unjustly proud in the land and because you transgressed.