Quotes about humility
humility devil speak
I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth. Henry David Thoreau
humility light darkness
Do not seek so anxiously to be developed, to subject yourself to many influences to be played on; it is all dissipation. Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.
humility things-i-love dignity
One of the things I love about Africa is the amount of dignity and respect and humility you see all the time. You don't realise how often you're disrespected until you are surrounded by respect. Jill Scott
humility differences leader
The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility. James C. Collins
humility leader great-leader
The x factor of a great leader is humility combined with will.
humility use talent
I have no use for humility. I am a fellow with an exceptional talent. Jackie Gleason
humility men self
By these things examine thyself. By whose rules am I acting; in whose name; in whose strength; in whose glory? What faith, humility, self-denial, and love of God and to man have there been in all my actions? Jackie Mason
humility balance spirit
Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility. Gary Snyder
humility accomplishment ego
I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had. Gary Vaynerchuk
humility men self
Our happiest times are those in which we forget ourselves, usually in being kind to someone else. That tiny moment of self-abdication is an act of true humility: the man who loses himself finds himself and finds his happiness. Fulton J. Sheen
humility rivers giving
I feel my soul as vast as the world, truly a soul as deep as the deepest of rivers; my chest has the power to expand to infinity. I was made to give and they prescribe for me the humility of the cripple. Frantz Fanon
humility pride men
To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. Franz Grillparzer
humility men littles
It is a little learning, and but a little, which makes men conclude hastily. Experience and humility teach modesty and fear. Jeremy Taylor
humility institutions refuse
A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution. Jean-Paul Sartre
humility eye men
God, give me a deep humility, a well-guided zeal, a burning love and a single eye, and then let men or devils do their worst! George Whitefield
humility thinking people
I think people who lack humility are really annoying. Emily VanCamp
humility mind important
I didn't set out to discover a truth. I was actually sent to the Outer Fringes to conduct a chair census and learn some humility. But the truth inevitably found me, as important truths often do, like a lost thought in need of a mind. Jasper Fforde
humility men fishing
Fishing is a constant reminder of the democracy of life, of humility, and of human frailty. The forces of nature discriminate for no man. Herbert Hoover
humility long simplicity
A taste for simplicity cannot last for long. Eugene Delacroix
humility may lists
No writer who knows the great writers who did not receive the Prize can accept it other than with humility. There is no need to list these writers. Everyone here may make his own list according to his knowledge and his conscience. Ernest Hemingway
humility loss pride
Humility is not disgraceful, and carries no loss of true pride.
humility writing crafts
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.
humility learning essence
Learning is the very essence of humility . . . Jiddu Krishnamurti
humility may judgment
May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples. Ignatius of Loyola
humility giving grace
There is no doubt that God will never be wanting to us, provided that He finds in us that humility which makes us worthy of His gifts, the desire of possessing them, and the promptitude to co-operate industriously with the graces He gives us.
humility looks remember
Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.
humility heart pride
How can there be pride in a contrite heart? Humility is the earliest fruit of religion. Hosea Ballou
humility men bows
The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration.
humility sacrifice compassion
Every truth ever discovered -- each new light that will ever burn bright -- already exists in our consciousness. All we will ever know and share about love, humility, compassion, and sacrifice -- the secrets that will reveal and then resolve old sorrows -- awaits us within ourselves. Hidden in this truth is our great promise, both as individuals and as a race of beings. Guy Finley
humility wish existentialism
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted. Friedrich Nietzsche
humility want exalted
He who humbles himself wants to be exalted.
humility church teach
The churches must learn humility as well as teach it. George Bernard Shaw
humility tough bragging
The really tough thing about humility is you can't brag about it.