“Faith taints or at worst removes our curiosity about the world, what we should value, and what type of life we should… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
It was the first time it had ever occurred to me, that this detestable cant of false humility might have originated out… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“My dear, here is lesson number one for using opportunity; waste no time on false humility. Tell the world about your achievements… — Kate Alcott Copy Share Image
I'm blessed by God. Cutting edge? I am. I'm leading a movement, leading a broadcast revolution on AM radio. I'm very confident… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
One who has an inferiority complex can never be really humble, but can only have false modesty or false humility. — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
An authentically empowered person is humble. This does not mean the false humility of one who stoops to be with those who… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
“High and holy ambition--to be a saint--is not opposed to holy humility--total reliance on God's grace. Exactly the opposite. Ambition without humility… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
Doubt is my boon companion, the faithful St. Bernard ever at my side. Whether writing essays or just going about daily life,… — Phillip Lopate Copy Share Image
“False humility is a form of psychosis which was imprinted on most of us since birth. It is a mental illness because… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
True humility is intelligent self-respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us mindful of… — Ralph Washington Sockman Copy Share Image
I make these little films. I'm just a working person. I just study people a little bit more. It's more sociological, and… — Julie Delpy Copy Share Image
“May any praise of your character come from others instead of yourself.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
“the false humility of youth that is itself a sort of pride. It” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“All discourses and disciplines proceed from commitments and beliefs that are ultimately religious in nature. No scientific discourse (whether natural science or… — James K.A. Smith Copy Share Image
“Prayer is easier than we think. we want to think it is too hard or too high and holy for us, because… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
“Perhaps he did not think himself worthy of the King’s Tower, or perhaps he did not care. That was his mistake, the… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
Cultivate humility it is the way of connectedness. Beware of false humility it leads to self-righteousness. — Arthur Dobrin Copy Share Image
There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble. — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
“I lived in Boston until last year,” he said, in a falsely low-key way, because “Boston” was code for Harvard (otherwise he… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“When we refrain from acting on what God says in His Word because we believe we can do more to help His… — John Bevere Copy Share Image