Humility Quotes
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In Christ, man who made himself God encounters God who made himself man. Unrivaled self-importance and pride encounters unrivaled self-emptying and humility.
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Our best work can't possibly appeal to the average masses, only our average work can. Finding the humility to happily walk away from those that don't get it unlocks our ability to do great work.
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Humility is something I've always prided myself on.
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Education has to cultivate humility and discipline, but today it is yielding a harvest of pride and envy.
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And for the sake of humility--a characteristic crucial to sacred questioning we might do well to confess that we're capable at any moment of such bad religion ourselves.
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For me, a good portrait shows the fragility and humility of the person, and at the same time a strength, a resting in themselves.
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It seems to me, as time goes on, that the only thing that is worth seeking for is to know and to be known by Christ -- a privilege open alone to the childlike, who, with receptivity, guilelessness, and humility, move Godward.
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Without humility there can be no humanity.
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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
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Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness.
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I am inspired by the professionalism of others. I believe there is an obligation to strive for excellence in what one is asked to do. No pains are too great, no revisions too tedious no matter how small the result. But I also believe that while humility should not be overdone, excellence should never be taken for granted, otherwise we stop reaching for it.
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Nothing can be further apart than true humility and servility.
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I spent a lot of time with President Mandela supporting his efforts in the peace process in Burundi. The thing that impressed me the most was his humility.
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What will be the crown of those who, humble within and humiliated without, have imitated the humility of our Savior in all its fullness!
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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.
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Not a superman who stumbles, but an ape with makeshift manners in whose nickel-plated jungles roam mechanical bananas.
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You can fail in films because you don't have the talent, or you have too much humility, or you lack ferociousness. I'm a gangster. If I want something, I'll grab it.
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There is something really good to say about humility. Being confident and humble is a great combination, maybe the best of all!
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Superficial knowledge breeds arrogance; true knowledge induces humility.
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Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
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Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination.
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But I still feel like a normal person... I've walked the streets and I know what it feels like. I speak with humility, and apparently those songs connect with people.
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Humility is the armour that you clothe yourself with throughout your life. We demean each other rather than lift up ourselves.
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When we presume that we are better than people who need structure and guidance, we lack one of the most crucial ingredients for change: humility.
