Humility Quotes · Page 86

Being humble doesnt mean allowing yourself to get stepped on like a door-mat. Being humble means taking every negativity positively.

— Collins Hasty

What I will no longer accept is the mediocre life of a modest little gentleman.

— Joan Miro

To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty.

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

— Pope John XXIII

If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.

— LeCrae

If humility is always desirable, generous humility is still more so.

— Rose Philippine Duchesne

It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.

— Stephen Covey

Be humble but always remember your worth and be confident enough to defend it, always.

— Terry Mark

“Humility applied to convictions does not mean believing things any less; it means treating those who hold contrary beliefs with respect and…

— John Dickson

If after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will,…

— Anonymous

“In order to free ourselves from our assumptions about love, we must ask ourselves what long-held, often buried assumptions are and then…

— Sharon Salzberg

A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be…

— Ole Hallesby

Valuing a person is not merely seeing each other everyday. What counts most is that somehow in our busy life, we remember…

— Megz

I make bold to say that it is profitable for the proud to fall, in order that they may be humbled in…

— Saint Augustine

It is often the case with a new idea that when it comes knocking on society's door with modesty and the best…

— Isak Dinesen

Humility is authenticity. It comes from the Latin word humus, meaning "earth." As the church has taught, we're made of dust, and…

— Joan D. Chittister

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they…

— Carl Sagan

Nowhere have I found words more powerful than those in the Psalms. Their fervid poetry cleanses one, gives one strength, brings hope…

— Svetlana Alliluyeva

Modesty teaches us to speak of the ancients with respect, especially when we are not very familiar with their works. Newton, who…

— Francis Atterbury

To find the balance you want, this is what you must become. You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

If I had my life to live over again I would not devote it to develop new industrial processes: I would try…

— Leo Baekeland

“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

The humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together. Their top-heavy dignity…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

A modest dress is a very good thing, if it be the genuine indication of a humble heart, and is to instruct;…

— Matthew Henry

“Gratitude is the heart of humility, and humility is the path to peace, love, and understanding.”

— Justin Young

Be humble, if thou would'st attain to wisdom. Be humbler still, when wisdom thou hast mastered.

— H. P. Blavatsky

A well-grounded assurance is always attended with three fair handmaids: love, humility and holy joy.

— Thomas Brooks

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

— Simon Sinek

Humility has tremendous power. Think of Gandhi. That was humility in action. He changed the shape of an entire nation.

— Frederick Lenz

Accepting responsibility for problems that you didn't cause is a reflection of true humility.

— Anonymous

To eat meat is just a habit after we were born. In fact, we are not born to eat meat.

— Gautama Buddha

Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.

— C. S. Lewis

Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity.

— Vanna Bonta

Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.

— Erwin McManus

“Some instances in life call for humility. But, sometimes you need to be flat-out brazen when it comes to the desires of…

— Nakia R. Laushaul

“You should have little something in your heart for everyone out there.”

— Pratik Akkawar

I'm not trying to be modest of self-deprecating or in any way trying to do that.

— Jon Stewart

Skepticism is forever whispering in your ears. You're very new at this. You may be mistaken. You've been wrong before.

— D. J. Grothe

Prayer needs no speech. It is in itself independent of any sensuous effort. But it must be combined with the utmost humility.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I want to be famous so I can be humble about being famous. What good is my humility when I am stuck…

— David Budbill