Quotes about humble
humble army matter
Every army has a beginning, no matter how humble. Ann Aguirre
humble trying honest
When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can. Chubby Checker
humble godly cowboy
No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble. Annie Proulx
humble self giving
I was not really angry: I felt for him all the time, and longed to be reconciled; but I determined he should make the first advances, or at least show some signs of an humble and contrite spirit, first; for, if I began, it would only minister to his self-conceit, increase his arrogance, and quite destroy the lesson I wanted to give him. Anne Bronte
humble names trying
Such humble talents as God had given me I will endeavour to put to their greatest use; if I am able to amuse, I will try to benefit too; and when I fell it my duty to speak unpalatable truth, with the help of God, I will speak it, through it be to the prejudice of my name and to the detriment of my reader's immediate pleasure as well as my own.
humble ambition humility
Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved to California. That's not to say humble people don't exist there, but ambition seems really important. Anna Kendrick
humble simple be-humble
Be modest, be humble, be simple, Amy Chua
humble simple firsts
Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.
humble russia paris
One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches. Andre Leon Talley
humble tides saws
A fellow once came to me to ask for an appointment as a minister abroad. Finding he could not get that, he came down to some more modest position. Finally, he asked to be made a tide-waiter. When he saw he could not get that, he asked me for an old pair of trousers. It is sometimes well to be humble ... Abraham Lincoln
humble hands people
I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty, and of this his almost chosen people.
humble guy audacious
I'm a humble guy, but I'm audacious. Andy Grammer
humble proud easy
As natural and easy as it has been to be proud, it must become natural for us to be humble. Andrew Murray
humble community democracy
As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be. Jane Addams
humble prosperity difficult
It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble. Jane Austen
humble average oil
Used to be, conservatives revered the Average American, that Norman Rockwell oil painting of diner food, humble faith, honest toil, and Capraesque virtue. James Wolcott
humble innovation vision
You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better. Jason Calacanis
humble be-humble teachable
To be humble is to be teachable. Richard G. Scott
humble practice atheism
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. Ricky Gervais
humble may toil
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. Brigham Young
humble soul depth
God as we ought to worship Him. God is Spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and truth, that is, by a humble and true adoration of spirit in the depth and center of our souls. Brother Lawrence
humble men mind
Religion is for the man in humble life, and to raise his nature, and to put him in mind of a state in which the privileges of opulence will cease, when he will be equal by nature, and may be more than equal by virtue. Edmund Burke
humble modesty rationality
To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty. Eliezer Yudkowsky
humble views people
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 of success and less defeated in times of travail. Bob Newhart
humble thinking two
You can do one of two things: You can humble yourself or life will humble you. I think it's a lot easier to find a way to humble yourself. Billy Donovan
humble human-life glorious
Of human life, the most glorious or humble prospects are alike and soon bounded by the sepulchre. Edward Gibbon
humble character government
The character of the tribunes was, in every respect, different from that of the consuls. The appearance of the former was modest and humble; but their persons were sacred and inviolable. Their force was suited rather for opposition than for action. They were instituted to defend the oppressed, to pardon offences, to arraign the enemies of the people, and, when they judged it necessary, to stop, by a single word, the whole machine of government.
humble thinking mirrors
Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny. I look in a mirror and I see all the faults I’ve lived with for 35 years and yet people go kind of nuts for certain things about me. It’s not me being humble. I just think it’s weird. Benedict Cumberbatch
humble blessing patient
A patient, humble temper gathers blessings that are marred by the peevish and overlooked by the aspiring. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
humble arrows levels
Thrice happy is that humble pair, Beneath the level of all care! Over whose heads those arrows fly, Of sad distrust and jealousy. Edmund Waller
humble humility modesty
To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. Benjamin Franklin
humble humility proud
Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it.
humble men use
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.