Humility Quotes

Oh, how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living!

Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.

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

Dialogue cannot exist without humility.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

You should love one another and behave lovingly because when love comes, everything comes. You should speak to one another with love and humility. Love is the essence.

Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.

Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil's reach as humility.

The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.

If all flowers wanted to be roses, nature would lose her springtime beauty and the fields would no longer be decked out with little wildflowers.

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

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.

The most essential prerequisite to understanding is to be able to admit when you don't understand something

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such snares?" Then I heard a voice saying to me, "Humility.

Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It's also a powerful motivator.

Performance leads to recognition. Recognition brings respect. Respect enhances power. Humility and grace in one's moments of power enhances dignity of an organisation.

The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Humility is the key characteristic of a worship leader. Actually, the key for any great leader.

[To] know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility . . .

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

...talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.

Listening to others, especially those with whom we disagree, tests our own ideas and beliefs. It forces us to recognize, with humility, that we don't have a monopoly on the truth.

Be happy for those who are happy, have compassion towards the unhappy, and maintain equanimity towards the wicked.

I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.

With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

Superficial knowledge breeds arrogance; true knowledge induces humility.

Disasters teach us humility.

Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

Only the one true God can take the risk of ruling by relying on the power of humility and love.

God made so many different kinds of people; why would God allow only one way to worship?

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

In our way of working, we attach a great deal of importance to humility and honesty; With respect for human values, we promise to serve our customers with integrity.

No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition.

Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.

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!

Character is more than a man-to-his-God humility, for it involves transparency and accountability to others, not merely a private quest for purity.

Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are.

A tree full of ripened fruits bows down naturally, because of the weight of the fruits and its willingness to make its fruits accessible to others.

Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self.

We don’t discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves.

I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.

Writing, for me, means humility. It’s a process that involves fear and doubt, especially if you’re writing honestly.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.