Humility Quotes · Page 63

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

— Anonymous

A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself.

— John Climacus

Humble yourself and people will respect you more for that then anything you brag about.

— Anonymous

They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud.

— John Flavel

We prefer humility in others - and if we prefer it in others - we can soon prefer it in ourselves.

— Frederick Lenz

“Goodness, in their opinion, was not a virtue but merely spinelessness and fear disguised as humility.”

— Alice Hoffman

Keep up a humble sense of your own faults, and that will make you compassionate to others

— Richard Baxter

One could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.

— Dave Pelzer

Humility is not self deprecating, rather it is the quiet internal confidence allowing you to accept things as they are, especially yourself;…

— Casar Jacobson

He is the playfulness of creation, scandal and utter goodness, the generosity of the ocean and the ferocity of a thunderstorm; he…

— John Eldredge

Learn, he says, that there will be hours, days and months ahead of feeling absolutely terrible and nothing can change that; neither…

— Charles Bukowski

Assurance and intrepidity, under the white banner of seeming modesty, clear the way for merit, that would otherwise be discouraged by difficulties...

— Lord Chesterfield

I'd say I'm a bit antimadridista although I do not know where my future will be, but it's a team that I…

— Isco

“Living a life worthy of the gospel does not mean pretending to be perfect. Instead, it means having the humility to think…

— Matt Chandler

There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely…

— Anonymous

If our life is not a course of humility, self-denial, renunciation of the world, poverty of spirit, and heavenly affection, we do…

— William Law

“The trait [Morey] looked for was awareness that they were seeking answers to questions with no certain answers--that they were inherently fallible.…

— Michael Lewis

The best CEOs in our research display tremendous ambition for their company combined with the stoic will to do whatever it takes,…

— James C. Collins

Gratitude is a humble emotion. It expresses itself in a thousand ways, from a sincere thank you to friend or stranger, to…

— Faith Baldwin

Look, I'm not expecting the establishment to suddenly open their arms to Donald Trump. But considering their own role in creating the…

— Steve Hilton

We're all born with an ego – it's a natural part of who we are here. We're only completely without it in…

— Anita Moorjani

You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of…

— Saint Augustine

“If I have learned one thing in the years of my existence, one nugget of wisdom from having lived in the midst…

— Kamran Pasha

Up there on Huckleberry Mountain, I couldn't sleep ... As the sky broke light over the peaks of Glacier, I found myself…

— William Kittredge

Modesty in women has two special advantages,--it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.

— Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

I think you gotta have an honesty and a humility about human nature and that it's not about you at the end…

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

“Humility can’t be bought at a bargain price. It’s the long working of grace upon grace within the hurts of our hearts.…

— Lysa TerKeurst

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

— Colossians 3:12

“The freedom of the open road is seductive, serendipitous and absolutely liberating.”

— Aaron Lauritsen

Modesty becomes a young man. [Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]

— Plautus

The bigger I've gotten, the more humble I am. Life just humbles you.

— Nav

“Dismiss perfection as an ache of the greedy, but do not give in to the mass modesty of easy imperfection.”

— Charles Bukowski

I'm a humble individual, always willing to learn and I never stop Learning! Knowledge is wealth.

— Anonymous

“If I turn mine eyes upon myself, I find myself a traitor with the rest;”

— William Shakespeare

I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

— Helen Keller

A true hero protects his identiy, not out of fear, but out of humility.

— Jessica Jung

Humility is not a weak and timid quality; it must be carefully distinguished from a groveling spirit.

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

It's an exciting adventure to give those things that you've always held onto.

— Frederick Lenz

By only becoming aware of Krishna's greatness we can become aware of our minuteness. That's the way to become Humble.

— Bhakti Charu Swami

It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is…

— Bernard of Clairvaux