Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bob Marley

Be humble because until the sun with all its grandeur, let the moon shine.

Anne Sullivan

Yes, I am proud, and very humble too.

What they try and instill in us is to work hard, stay humble and just keep working. That's what we did last year and it paid off.

Benjamin Franklin

To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Benjamin Franklin

Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it.

Benjamin Franklin

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 other Use discover'd of Electricity, this, however, is something considerable, that it may help to make a vain Man humble.

Ariel Pink

Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.

We're just humbled by the miracle of the whole thing.

William Shakespeare

How wayward is this foolish love that, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse and presently, all humble, kiss the rod.

Stuart Rose

Three weeks is a long time in retail and there was no humble pie eaten,

Djuna Barnes

Too great a sense of identity makes a man feel he can do no wrong. And too little does the same.

Djuna Barnes

I'm a fart in a gale of wind, a humble violet under a cow pat.

Alexandre Dumas

We’ll go where the air is pure, where all sounds are soothing, where, no matter how proud one may be, one feels humble and finds oneself small- in short, we’ll go to the sea. I love the sea as one loves a mistress and I long for her when I haven’t seen her for some time

Richard G. Scott

To be humble is to be teachable.

Ricky Gervais

Science seeks the truth. And it does not discriminate. For better or worse it finds things out. Science is humble. It knows what it knows and it knows what it doesn’t know. It bases its conclusions and beliefs on hard evidence -­- evidence that is constantly updated and upgraded. It doesn’t get offended when new facts come along. It embraces the body of knowledge. It doesn’t hold on to medieval practices because they are tradition.

Brigham Young

Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.

Blaise Pascal

If he exalts himself, I humble him. If he humbles himself, I exalt him. And I go on contradicting him Until he understands That he is a monster that passes all understanding.

Blaise Pascal

Discourses on humility are a source of pride in the vain and of humility in the humble.

Blaise Pascal

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Bill Hybels

I can usually sense that a leading is from the Holy Spirit when it calls me to humble myself, serve somebody, encourage somebody or give something away. Very rarely will the evil one lead us to do those kinds of things.

Charles Spurgeon

The more holy, the more humble.

Conor McGregor

I’m cocky in prediction, I’m confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat.

B. C. Forbes

The person who renders loyal service in a humble capacity will be chosen for higher responsibilities, just as the biblical servant who multiplied the one pound given him by his master was made ruler over ten cities...

Bruce Oldfield

I come from very humble origins, so the last thing I would ever do is to look down my nose at people who can't afford to come here to my shop.

Brett Favre

I'd like to think, eight years ago, I was pretty humble and modest. But I think, with each year, you get more modest, more humble, more appreciative. The off the field tragedies put things in better perspective, but life happens to everybody, and I think we all just try to do the best we can.

Baruch Spinoza

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

Augustus Hare

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

Ben Harper

Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.

Dave Pelzer

One could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.

Bret Boone

Last year was a very humble experience, but it's not the first time I've ever been humbled. It's a different situation than I've ever been in, but it's a game, it's life.

Samuel Butler

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

Is there no reconciliation of some ancient quarrel, no payment of some long outstanding debt, no courtesy or love or honor to be rendered to those to whom it has long been due; no charitable, humble, kind, useful deed, by which you can promote the glory of God, or good-will among men, or peace upon earth? If there be any such, I beseech you, in God's name, in Christ's name, go and do it.

If someone offends you, don't tell anyone about it except your elder, and you will be peaceful. Bow to everyone, paying no attention whether they respond to your bow or not. You must humble yourself before everyone and consider yourself the worst of all. If we have not committed the sins that others have, perhaps this is because we did not have the opportunity - the situation and circumstances were different. In each person there is something good and something bad; we usually see only the vices in people and we see nothing that is good.