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    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.

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If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

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

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

by Source Unknown Found in: Humility Quotes,
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He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, read more

He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility.

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Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.

by Thomas Moore Found in: Humility Quotes,
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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,

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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

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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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Humility Quotes,
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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.

by Saadi Found in: Humility Quotes,
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show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person

show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person

by Nikki Giovanni Found in: Humility Quotes,
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