Humility Quotes · Page 163

“Thinking small is not humility.”

— Nicky Verd

...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

— Timothy Keller

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.

— Dean Koontz

God loves us; we need only to summon up the humility to allow ourselves to be loved.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Culture matters. Of course, if physicians are rewarded or penalized for their service and results, the culture will change. But the key…

— Atul Gawande

Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever…

— Michael Shannon

I have to believe in the possibility of peace, because the alternative is to accept the inevitability of continual war, and of…

— Oscar Arias

“Good...if you've done things you aren't proud of. It means you have a conscience.”

— Criss Jami

There are two things you need to ask for, to open up that channel, so you get the light. One is humility,…

— Sandra Cisneros

“You came clothed with the virtue of humility; and because God blessed your enterprises accordingly, you have stained yourself with the sin…

— George Bernard Shaw

When it seems that God shows us the faults of others, keep on the safer side-it may be that your judgment is…

— St. Catherine of Siena

“When is one considered to have learnt to become a husband? It is when the wife continuously experiences veneration (respect) for him.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Bigheadedness is usually a symptom of small-mindedness.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it.

— Benjamin Franklin

Value is that which one acts to gain and/or keep. Virtue is the act by which one aims and/or keeps it.

— Ayn Rand

So I came to my Christian faith later in life, and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me…

— Barack Obama

Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

— Benjamin Franklin

Modesty and conscientiousness receive their reward only in novels. In life they are exploited and then shoved aside.

— Erich Maria Remarque

True humility is more like self-forgetfulness than false modesty.

— C. S. Lewis

Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by…

— Pope Gregory I

All things have their ends and cycles. And when they have reached their highest point, they are in their lowest ruin, for…

— Francois Rabelais

Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes…

— Ramakrishna

“When we live out of pride, we are left to tirelessly protect the single seed of life, but when we live with…

— Kelly Minter

I think people would be surprised by his [Alessandro Michele] humility.

— Jared Leto

Humility is a very tough thing to have, especially when you're a tough guy.

— Mariette Hartley