Humility Quotes

Be humble in this life...

— Stephen I of Hungary

Disasters teach us humility.

— Anselm of Canterbury

The truth is in the mystery.

— Akira Kurosawa

I'm a humble guy, okay?

— Richard Paul Evans

Blushing is the color of virtue.

— Diogenes

Modesty and dew love the shade.

— Alphonse de Lamartine

Be modest, be humble, be simple,

— Amy Chua

Humility is self-forgetfulness.

— C. S. Lewis

“Humility is even more sobering than embarrassment.”

— Sara Winters

When you are as great as I am it is hard to be humble.

— Muhammad Ali

If we are truly humble , we will co-operate.

— Radhanath Swami

Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself.

— Teresa of Avila

“Conscious humility is the decision to live from our hearts.”

— Molly Friedenfeld

Writing is an undertaking for the modest.

— Marianne Moore

Humility saves man: pride makes him lose his way.

— Pope Francis

“Don't we take pride even in being humble!”

— Haresh Sippy

Humility doesn't mean hiding in the corner and pretending you are not strong. Humility means to be what you are.

— Frederick Lenz

[Who owns the patent on this vaccine?] Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?

— Jonas Salk

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.

— George Ade

Humility is a priceless virtue; however, it takes a lot of self-emptying to cultivate it.

— Michael Ugwu Eneja

Sin recognized but that may keep us humble, But oh, it keeps us nasty.

— Margaret Smith

My inspiration is coming more and more from the way I feel and the gratitude I feel. The older you get the…

— Louie Anderson

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power

— B.K.S. Iyengar

Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.

— Lactantius

Exposing their own humility and vulnerability is one of the most difficult challenges for white antiracist, even after achieving an autonomous white…

— Eileen O'Brien

Humility is not simply feeling small and useless - like an inferiority complex. It is sensing how great and glorious God is,…

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

Gardening is an excellent example of a practice to which, as Alasdair MacIntyre puts it, certain virtues are 'internal'. Good gardening requires…

— David E. Cooper

Dealing with the old school rappers, you see a lot of humility. When you're new, nothing is wrong. Everything is tight. Because…

— Ice T

One way leads to acquisition, the other leads to nirvana. Realising this a monk should take no pleasure in the respect of…

— Gautama Buddha

You matter to somebody in the world & no matter what you do that somebody will always be proud of you so…

— Anonymous

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment,…

— Anonymous

When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does…

— Tikhon of Zadonsk

“A man in trouble laments that he did not listen to his teachers, and thus he finds himself in a sad state,…

— Anonymous

The true value of man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather by his sincere exertion…

— Anonymous

It's not easy, being the best at what he does but still having the humility and desire to be close to those…

— Javier Mascherano

Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal…

— Saint Francis de Sales

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be…

— Anonymous

If someone offends you, don't tell anyone about it except your elder, and you will be peaceful. Bow to everyone, paying no…

— Ambrose

“The man who said, "Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed," put the eulogy quite inadequately and…

— G.K. Chesterton

“the slave preaches the virtues of kindness and humility to his master, because as a slave he has need of them;but the…

— Marquis de Sade