Humility Quotes

We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, more

We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of
our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our
naked skins.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. It is no
humility for a man to think more

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. It is no
humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought, though
it might rather puzzle him to do that.

The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own
esteem.
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The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own
esteem.
- Charles Hadden Spurgeon,

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.

When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.

Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have more

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to more

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.