Humility Quote by François Fénelon

Despondency is not a state of humility; on the contrary, it is the vexation and despair of a cowardly pride--nothing is worse; whether we…

— Francois Fenelon

“humility must not be equated to mediocrity and cowardice”

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes…

— David Hume

“Humility loses itself in hindsight.”

— Mark Cortes

“The only way back from such a bleak despondency is to shape humiliation into humility, to strive always to triumph over the darkness while…

— Dean Koontz

“The virtue of humility is conspicuous only in its' absence.”

— L.F.Linnenkamp

“When humility is exercised, people begin to realise that they do not, as it were, exist at all.”

— Idries Shah

“It has truly been said that 'Humility is not so much a virtue as a necessity, in order to learn.”

— Idries Shah

“Humility adds lessons to our pain and suffering, turning the seemingly senseless into meaning.”

— Bryant McGill

“Humility is not thinking of yourself at all. The humble person is lost in the needs of others.”

— John Mark Comer

“Obedience and humility require courage and strength of character. Weakness and fear cause one to fall back on his or her pride, which results…

— Sienna McQuillen

“Some people would rather die in their pride, than live in their humility.”

— Anthony Liccione