Humility Quotes
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True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.
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Sarcasm doesn't grow on the same stalk as humility.
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You have to learn humility. First of all you have to be humble people. Unless and until you have a large heart you can never humble down. You have to be an extremely humble person. Humility doesn't mean that you bow to a person who is dominating, it never means that. But it means a strength within you. The person who is weak can never be humble.
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Humility has the toughest hide.
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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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There are two things you need to ask for, to open up that channel, so you get the light. One is humility, because our ego is always going to block that guidance, and so you ask for humility.And the second thing you're going to ask for is courage, because what you're going to be asked to do is bigger than what you think you can do.
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To crave wealth and honor, to demand power, to pile up riches, to gather all those vanities which seem to make for pomp and empty display, that is our furious passion and our unbounded desire.On the other hand, we fear and abhor poverty, obscurity, and humility, and we seek to avoid them by all possible means.
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What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven converge; or like the female throughout the world, who by quiescence always overcomes the male. And quiescence is a form of humility.
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The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
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It breaks my heart when couples focus more on being wed than being married. Two become one doesn't happen without work, humility, and sacrifice.
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Humility is not a weak and timid quality; it must be carefully distinguished from a groveling spirit.
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If we are to understand anything of the human mind we must approach the people of the past with humility rather than an overconfident superiority.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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In humility alone lies true greatness, and knowledge and wisdom are profitable only in so far as our lives are governed by them.
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After all, to get the whole universe totally wrong in the face of clear evidence for over 75 years merits monumental embarrassment and should induce a modicum of humility.
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We need to approach the Bible each day with a spirit of deep humility, recognizing that our understanding of spiritual truth is at best incomplete and to some extent inaccurate ... we should approach the Scriptures in humility and expect the Spirit to humble us even further as we continue being taught by Him from His Word.
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What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.
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When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.
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Without humility of heart all the other virtues by which one runs toward God seem - and are - absolutely worthless.
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We learn humility through accepting humiliations cheerfully.
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Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.
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People are paying no attention to the best act of worship: Humility.
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In my experience, professionals who are best in any field approach their work with humility. They know that their work is more than just a job. It's an exploration of life. Even on days when they feel most confident, things can go wrong. Sometimes even the good things that happen are a mystery - a surprise. There are always elements outside our control. That's humbling - or should be.
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Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doesn't help you in acting. For acting, humility isn't the best thing. It'll weaken your work.
