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Humble Quotes by Thomas Merton
- On Pride: This sickness is most dangerous when it succeeds in looking like humility. When a proud man thinks he is humble his case is…
- A humble man is not afraid of failure. In fact, he is not afraid of anything, even himself, since perfect humility implies perfect confidence in…
- The humble person receives praise the way a clean window takes the light of the sun. The truer and more intense the light is, the…
- Humble people can do great things with uncommon perfection because they are no longer concerned about their own interests and their own reputation, and therefore…
More Humble Quotes
- 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… — Henry Ward Beecher
- Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble worker in… — 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… — 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… — Wendell Berry
- I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers… — Norman Borlaug
- The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real… — Phillips Brooks