Character Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.

— Anonymous

“1. To account nothing of one’s self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom. Even shouldest…

— Thomas à Kempis

“Certainly all virtues are very dear to God, but humility pleases Him above all the others, and it seems that He can refuse it…

— St. Francis de Sales

Thou art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most lov'd, despis'd! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon.

— William Shakespeare

“Humility, the place of entire dependence upon God, is from the very nature of things the first duty and the highest virtue of His…

— Andrew Murray

If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if…

— Francis Quarles

“of light and life, thou Good Supreme!           O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself!           Save me from folly, vanity, and vice,           From…

— Benjamin Franklin

Know thyself as the pride of His creation, the link uniting divinity and matter; behold a part of God Himself within thee; remember thine…

— Akhenaton

A knowledge of thyself will preserve thee from vanity.

— Miguel de Cervantes

This having learnt, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the stars Thou knew'st by name, and all th'ethereal…

— John Milton

“Knowledge of God and knowlegde of self give birth to humility.”

— Joan D. Chittister

“Amuse not thy self therefore with the numerous Opinions of the World, nor value thy self upon verbal Orthodoxy, Philosophy, or thy Skill in…

— William Penn