Humility Quotes · Page 86

“Some people would rather die in their pride, than live in their humility.”

— Anthony Liccione

Egotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.

— John Henry Newman

There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.

— Jane Porter

I might paraphrase Churchill and say: never have I received so much for so little.

— Luis Federico Leloir

We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.

— Tariq Ramadan

He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.

— Joseph Hall

Humility is the ultimate standard of greatness in the Kingdom of God.

— Mike Bickle

“When we become proud, we operate outside the grace God only gives to the humble. Humility preserves us; pride destroys us.”

— Randy Alcorn

Idealism may get us into the fray, but it is the loss of all we cherish that begins to form in us…

— Dan B. Allender

We should be slower to think that the man at his worst is the real man, and certain that the better we…

— James M. Barrie

“Appearances, beauty, value and life have their unique mysteries and essence. I prefer that essence to be breathing with humility, honesty, compassion,…

— Angelica Hopes

Humility was a cult in my family. I only got it out of my father by accident when he was very old…

— Hugh Laurie

Parenthood is a school for humility. We can't choose the precise traits of our children, and that is morally important. It teaches…

— Michael Sandel

“Despondency is not a state of humility; on the contrary, it is the vexation and despair of a cowardly pride--nothing is worse;…

— François Fénelon

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you . . . Casting all your care on…

— Tamera Alexander

“It's better to find success through God, than finding it on one's own merits; some who usually find their own success become…

— Anthony Liccione

Adam became so proud that he wished to become God and died for his pride; the Son of God humbled Himself unto…

— John of Kronstadt

When I would get close on a part but wouldn't get it, I would be like, "They made a mistake," which is…

— Zoe Kazan

What the articles which have been written about The First Man propose is humility. The acceptance of these contradictions. Seeking an explanation…

— Catherine Camus

I think what matures us is time, not necessarily our physical bodies. So I think she can probably change as much as…

— Deborah Ann Woll

“When one takes into account also His reiterated assertions about His Divinity - such as asking us to love Him above parents,…

— Fulton J. Sheen

Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of…

— Vince Lombardi

“The little respect paid to chastity in the male world is, I am persuaded, the grand source of many of the physical…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will -…

— Anonymous

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

— Teresa of Avila

Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise.

— George Farquhar

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Live Humble as a Dog Live humble as a dog and the world will come alive in your mouth.”

— Mark Nepo

“Our humility [vinaya] should be such that offensive beings [aparadhak jiv], become non-offensive [un-apradhak].”

— Dada Bhagwan

“We might not be equal in what we know but we are surely equal, in what we do not know.”

— Pushkar Ganesh Vaidya

We were born to live our own lives.. we weren't born To insult and humiliate other people

— AMJED ALAA

ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.

— Laozi

“All hail the underdog; the triumph is your crown. Blessed are the meek and the egoless, for they inherit the divine power. [14]”

— Unathi Magubeni

I promise not to let you down. I will be your servant with all humility and gratitude.

— Mwai Kibaki

Humility simply means that you do a great job at everything and it isn't really a big deal.

— Frederick Lenz

There is a sad forgetfulness of Christian modesty, especially in the life and dress of women.

— Alice von Hildebrand

“Fasting is an act of humility that spotlights our weaknesses and reveals dependence on things rather than on God.”

— Gary Rohrmayer

“All honor and greatness is born of the humble. Be exalted in humility as you rise to lift your life and your…

— Sravani Saha Nakhro