'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.

'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.

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.

God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.

God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.

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

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the read more

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.

Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.

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

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