--- title: "10 Work Humble Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Work Humble quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Work Humble sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/g-h-hardy-8763_done_good-work-is-not-done-by-humble-men-1770_1770541.jpg" --- > [Good work is not done by 'humble' men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-h-hardy/good-work-is-not-done-by-humble-men/) [G. H. Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-h-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/g-h-hardy-8763_done_good-work-is-not-done-by-humble-men-1770_1770541.jpg) > [Work at being a humble person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-templeton/work-at-being-a-humble-person/) [John Templeton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-templeton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/john-templeton-3668_humble_work-at-being-a-humble-person-960336_960336.png) > [I, sir, I just like to work. I'm humble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-mcculloch/i-sir-i-just-like-to-work-i-m-humble/) [Bruce McCulloch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-mcculloch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/bruce-mcculloch-22655_humble_i-sir-i-just-like-to-work-i-m-humble-267_2672914.jpg) > [Spend a lifetime in hard work with a humble mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-webster-hawthorne/spend-a-lifetime-in-hard-work-with-a-humble-mind/) [Charles Webster Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-webster-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/charles-webster-hawthorne-1729_hard_spend-a-lifetime-in-hard-work-with-a-hum_194121.png) > [I would work with someone humble like that guy Peter Andre than Madonna.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tricky/i-would-work-with-someone-humble-like-that-guy-peter-andre-than/) [Tricky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tricky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df3/tricky-6645_guy_i-would-work-with-someone-humble-like-th_1124583.jpg) > [Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/let-us-do-our-duty-well-let-us-go-straight-to-god-let-us-work-to/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae9/vincent-de-paul-1676_charitable_let-us-do-our-duty-well-let-us-go-straig_1203295.png) > [If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/if-it-is-surely-the-means-to-the-highest-end-we-know-can-any-work-be/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce8/henry-david-thoreau-20_be-humble_if-it-is-surely-the-means-to-the-highest_1383212.jpg) > [Do not be discouraged on account of the greatness of the work; only be humble and faithful. . . . He who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/do-not-be-discouraged-on-account-of-the-greatness-of-the-work-only-be/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/joseph-smith-jr-1647_accounts_do-not-be-discouraged-on-account-of-the_2684778.jpg) > [There's no such thing as a perfect life, first of all, because you always have to keep a struggle - not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peaches/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-perfect-life-first-of-all-because-you/) [Peaches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peaches/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/peaches-5106_humble_there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-perfect-life_136251.jpg) > [Good work is no done by "humble" men. It is one of the first duties of a professor, for example, in any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-h-hardy/good-work-is-no-done-by-humble-men-it-is-one-of-the-first-duties-of-a/) [G. H. Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-h-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/g-h-hardy-8763_asking_good-work-is-no-done-by-humble-men-it-is_2042799.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work-humble/#itemlist", "name": "Work Humble Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Good work is not done by 'humble' men", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "G. H. 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