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Humility Quotes by Robert Burton
- Certainty is not biologically possible. We must learn (and teach our children) to tolerate the unpleasantness of uncertainty. Science has given us the language and…
- Good science requires distinguishing between "felt knowledge" and knowledge arising out of testable observations. "I am sure" is a mental sensation, not a testable conclusion.…
- Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin of their thoughts. The…
- Our mental limitations prevent us from accepting our mental limitations.
- No one seriously doubts Socrates' maxim: The unexamined life isn't worth living. Self-assessment and attempts at self-improvement are essential aspects of "the good life." Yes,…
More Humility Quotes
- It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine
- Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of… — Saint Augustine
- Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot… — Saint Augustine
- Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first… — Saint Augustine
- There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart. — Saint Augustine
- Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. — Jane Austen
- There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some… — Alfred Austin
- Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. — Teresa of Avila
- There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. — Teresa of Avila
- We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in… — Teresa of Avila
- The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too. — Teresa of Avila
- To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. — Teresa of Avila