Humility Quotes

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility.

Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

The job is to ask questions-it always was-and to ask them as inexorably as I can. And to face the absence of precise answers with a certain humility.

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.

Judge yourself; if you do that you will not be judged by God, as St. Paul says. But it must be a real sense of your own sinfulness, not an artificial humility.

Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own.

It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return.

Humility is attentive patience.

Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.

Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter.

Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man.

Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.

I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.

Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins.

Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never be bitten. Dogs don't respect humility and sorrow.

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a low one because a person in the latter is already, perhaps, too much humbled.

When someone saves your life and gives you life, there's gratitude, humility; there's a time you've been so blessed you realize you've been given another chance at life that maybe you did or didn't deserve.

Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn.

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.