Humility Quotes
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...for chess, that superb, cold, infinitely satisfying anodyne to life, I feel the ardour of a lover, the humility of a disciple.
H. Russell Wakefield
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In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; . . . . Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit To his full height. On, on, you noblest English.
William Shakespeare
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With equal sweetness the commissioned hours Shed light and dew upon both weeds and flowers. The weeds unthankful raise their vile heads high, Flaunting back insult to the gracious sky; While the dear flowers, wht fond humility, Uplift the eyelids of a starry eye In speechless homage, and, from grateful hearts, Perfume that homage all around imparts.
Margaret Fuller
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Humility recognizes that no one can change someone else, but with faith, effort, and the help of God, we can undergo our own mighty change of heart.
L. Whitney Clayton
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Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives.
Yasmin Mogahed
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Science is the most intimate school of resignation and humility, for it teaches us to bow before the seemingly most insignificant of facts.
Miguel de Unamuno
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You have to find out for yourself. Take the leap. Go as far as you can. Try staying out of touch. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility. Learn the language. Listen to what people are saying.
Paul Theroux
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Humility is considered an un-masculine quality.
David Duchovny
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Humility is something we should constantly pray for, yet never thank God that we have.
M. R. DeHaan
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People should be educated about the links between education, ideology, and politics as a way to promote the virtue of humility.
Nayef Al-Rodhan
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O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.
James E. Faust
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Humility is something I've always prided myself on.
Bernard Kosar
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Ability to see the cultural value of wilderness boils down, in the last analysis, to a question of intellectual humility.
Aldo Leopold
