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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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Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]

Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]

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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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I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

by Alexander Pope 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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O be very sure
That no man will learn anything at all,
Unless he first will learn read more

O be very sure
That no man will learn anything at all,
Unless he first will learn humility.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Humility Quotes,
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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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What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for read more

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God

by Monica Baldwin Found in: Humility Quotes,
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Don't be so humble--you are not that great.

Don't be so humble--you are not that great.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Humility Quotes,
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