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Humility Quotes
"True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility."
"The ultimate story of success: When a nobody, who has never once in his entire life known the feeling of being remembered or respected, suddenly snaps and becomes a world dictator. On one hand it sounds just, but on the other, it illustrates the reason why a prosperity message has and needs its limitations."
"We must not allow our pride to be the motivation behind our apologetics; rather, philoverity, the love of truth must be the full and complete motivation. For pride corrupts truth."
"I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success."
"Stay hungry, stay young, stay foolish, stay curious, and above all, stay humble because just when you think you got all the answers, is the moment when some bitter twist of fate in the universe will remind you that you very much don't."
"Author says her father was so diplomatic that when people came to him for solutions, people not only accepted them, but they believed they thought of them."
"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."
"The humble sinner will sometimes be interpreted as one of the filthiest in the eyes of man yet immersed in the eyes of God, and this is due to the volition of honesty regarding his own corruption."
"A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are humble desires. Their hope is a humble hope; and their joy, even when it is unspeakable and full of glory, is a humble broken-hearted joy, and leaves the Christian more poor in spirit, and more like a little child, and more disposed to a universal lowliness of behaviour."
"Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives."
"It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity."
"Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change."
"We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect."
"To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness."
"I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs."
"There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table."
"Beyond all sciences, philosophies, theologies, and histories, a child's relentless inquiry is truly all it takes to remind us that we don't know as much as we think we know."
"Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success."
"The soul is healed by being with children."