Humble Quotes

1613 Humble quotes by 905 unique authors

The magnificently humble. The enormously small. The meaningfully ridiculous. Robert Walser's work often reads like a dazzling answer to the question, How immense can modesty… — Rivka Galchen
People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments… — Bob Newhart
A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap. — Joe Abercrombie
If all those magnificent cathedrals with their valuable lands in Boston, Philadelphia and New York were taxed as they should be, the taxes of women… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Philosophy is a bully that talks loud when the danger is at a distant; but, the moment she is pressed hard by an enemy, she… — Charles Caleb Colton
We can choose to humble ourselves by conquering enmity toward our brothers and sisters, esteeming them as ourselves, and lifting them as high or higher… — Ezra Taft Benson
Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are… — Bernard of Clairvaux
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends… — Alexis de Tocqueville
At my age, and in my circumstances, what sinister object, or personal emolument had I to seek after, in this life? The growing infirmities of… — George Washington
I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you and the State over which you preside in His holy protection ... that… — George Washington
My chief joy is to photograph the great in heart, in mind, and in spirit, whether they be famous or humble. — Yousuf Karsh
In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved,… — Lynn Johnston
One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his… — Jim Courier
The most powerful demonstration of leadership is not a clenched fist of brute force but an open hand of humble assistance. — Mike Huckabee
For in prosperity a man is often puffed up with pride, whereas tribulations chasten and humble him through suffering and sorrow. In the midst of… — Alfred the Great
The doctrines of grace humble man without degrading him and exalt him without inflating him. — Charles Hodge
Remember the root word of humble and human is the same: humus: earth. We are dust. We are created; it is God who made us… — Madeleine L'Engle
Stand up for your values, be courageous and humble — Tariq Ramadan
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. — Manny Pacquiao
I have not conceived my mission to be that of a knight-errant wandering everywhere to deliver people from difficult situations. My humble occupation has been… — Mahatma Gandhi
The very design of the gospel doth tend to self-abasing; and the work of grace is begun and carried on in humiliation. Humility is not… — Richard Baxter
It is a contradiction to be a true Christian and not humble. — Richard Baxter
He who hates himself is not humble. — Emile M. Cioran
That's what keeps me humble because I know my background, know what my mother went through. I never get too high on my stardom or… — LeBron James
Most of these people will never make the headlines and their names will not appear in Who's Who. Yet when years have rolled past and… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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