Fight against yourself, recover yourself to decency, to modesty, to freedom. And, in the first place, condemn your actions; but when you… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
My parents worked really hard at communicating other values they felt were important, such as integrity, courage, humility, treating others with dignity… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Almost every single person that I've worked with - whether it's been George Clooney or Robert DeNiro or Harvey Keitel, or whoever… — Malik Yoba Copy Share Image
Do not let me hear Of the wisdom of old men, but rather of their folly, Their fear of fear and frenzy,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Wonder at reality demands the humility to sit at the foot of a dandelion. The proud are so full of themselves that… — Thomas Dubay Copy Share Image
“He is the kind of person I should expect to rescue one from a mad dog at any risk but then insist… — Shelby Foote Copy Share Image
It is true that I have been studying both humility and pride for many years for the purpose of weakening pride in… — C. J. Mahaney Copy Share Image
“Humility is perpetually putting us back in the primal darkness. There all light is lightning, startling and instantaneous. Until we understand that… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“The Bible talks a lot about humility. Being humble is a healthy element in our spiritual lives. Yet we cannot become humble… — Barbara Bancroft Copy Share Image
If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others,… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The Bible is teh means through which we are introduced to Jesus and invited to follow Him in the life of humility… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The pious sectarian is proud because he is confident of his right of possession in God. The man of devotion is meek… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
Nature is not something to be fought, conquered and changed according to any human whims. To some extent, of course, it has… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
We may think it humility not to realize that the Lord is bestowing gifts upon us. Let us understand very, very clearly,… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
I have a supermarket full of ideas and the challenge is how many ideas can I get in my cart before I'm… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Christian humility does not consist in denying what there is of good in us; but in an abiding sense of ill-desert, and… — Charles Hodge Copy Share Image
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it,… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
“Is there such a thing as natural modesty? Wisest is she who knows she does not know... True insight comes from within.… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such… — Anthony the Great Copy Share Image
At some thoughts one stands perplexed, especially at the sight of men's sin, and wonders whether one should use force or humble… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Humility, as we all know, is one of those virtues that is never gained by seeking it. The more we pursue it… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good; if bad, because it works in… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Young professionals, I reminded myself, sympathetic as they may seem with a disarming modesty, are always necessarily invested in conservatism.” — Stan Goff Copy Share Image
Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find… — Bruce Barton Copy Share Image
Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
“Why is self confidence arrogant? Why is self-depreciation considered modesty? I worked my ass off to be able to have a high… — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
In a nation of celebrity worshipers, amid followers of the cult of personality, individual modesty becomes a heroic quality. I find heroism… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
Pride and vanity, the opposites of humility, can destroy our spiritual health as surely as a debilitating disease can destroy our physical… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
I grew up Presbyterian. Presbyterians thought the Methodists were wrong. Catholics thought all Protestants were wrong. The Jews thought the Christians were… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Let us remember with humility the loneliness of being man in a universe we do not understand and the vulnerability of the… — Gerald Carson Copy Share Image
If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
All knowledge is partial, infinitesimally partial. Reason is a net thrown out into an ocean. What truth it brings in is a… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all the qualities of the canaille — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
The most important thing is that you treat everybody incredibly well and lead with a bit of humility. I've found that when… — Greg Brenneman Copy Share Image
True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Mortify your pride by cultivating humility. “Put on, therefore,” says Paul, “as the elect of God, holy and beloved, . . .… — D.L. Moody Copy Share Image
It takes a great deal of humility to recognize you have made a wrong turn on the road to successful innovation, but… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how much you already know. It's about showing humility and a willingness to learn; not just in movies, but… — Sammo Hung Copy Share Image
“Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment instead. It is such a willingness to live with bewilderment that characterizes the true wise man.” — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
