Humble Quotes
1613 Humble quotes by 905 unique authors
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I…
— Therese of Lisieux
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How wayward is this foolish love that, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse and presently, all humble, kiss the rod.
— William Shakespeare
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We're [President Barack Obama and I] clear on the fact that we have to stay humble and prayerful. We have to dig down deep to…
— Michelle Obama
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The praise that comes of love does not make us vain, but humble rather. Knowing what we are, the pride that shines in our mother's…
— James M. Barrie
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In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we build, which we soon find ourselves oblig'd to destroy! If there is no…
— Benjamin Franklin
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Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a great deity. More humble and I believe true to consider him…
— Charles Darwin
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One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are…
— Robert Kiyosaki
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A happy and a glorious Easter will this one be to all of us who get a new vision of the risen Christ, and prostrate…
— Theodore L. Cuyler
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Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth,…
— Thomas Gray
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The sculptor will chip off all unnecessary material to set free the angel. Nature will chip and pound us remorselessly to bring out our possibilities.…
— Orison Swett Marden
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Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be united, but not…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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There is a quiet humor in Yiddish and a gratitude for every day of life, every crumb of success, each encounter of love... In a…
— Isaac Bashevis Singer
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A woman is more humble, more grateful, more loving.
— Rajneesh
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I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty, and of this his almost chosen…
— Abraham Lincoln
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The humble latrine, or flush toilet, reduces disease by twice as much as just putting in clean water.
— Rose George
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Every sweet, humble young model is only one campaign away from becoming a fashion monster.
— Coco Rocha
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Humble, honest, ignorance is one of the finest flowers of the human spirit
— Kenneth E. Boulding
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By opening our lives to God in Christ, we become new creatures. This experience, which Jesus spoke of as the new birth, is essential if…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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In my humble opinion, we should now have reached peak oil. So it is high time to close this critical chapter in the history of…
— Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari
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Work at being a humble person.
— John Templeton
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The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we…
— John Templeton
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In my 45-year career as an investment counselor, humility did show me the need for worldwide diversification to reduce risk. That career did help me…
— John Templeton
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To love one child and to love all children, whether living or dead -somewhere these two loves come together. To love a no-good but humble…
— Marguerite Duras
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The most humble research scientist in the Department of Agriculture is at this time contributing more to this country than the most useful member of…
— Fiorello H. La Guardia
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We love those people who give with humility, or who accept with ease.
— Freya Stark
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