Humble Quotes

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There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart. — Saint Augustine
I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it? — Joan Baez
The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble. — James M. Barrie
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. — Joseph Addison
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. — Joseph Addison
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for… — Henry Ward Beecher
Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of… — Pope Benedict XVI
The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change. — Ezra Taft Benson
To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts. — Ezra Taft Benson
If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to an… — Wendell Berry
I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers - mostly small… — Norman Borlaug
The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some… — Phillips Brooks
I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted. — Samuel Butler
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger. — Abraham Cahan
I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had. — Paula Abdul
At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far. — Muhammad Ali
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am. — Muhammad Ali
We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery. — Paulo Coelho
True humility is contentment. — Henri Frederic Amiel
To the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sun is really a sun; to the humble man, and to the humble man… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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