Humility Quotes Quotes & Sayings

A student with greater talent than his teacher needs great humility. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Daughter, I want you to form the most intense, loving relationship with yourself. Only then will you realize your capacity for kindness and emotional expansiveness. Daughter, after you have formed this relationship with yourself, I want you to love others with the openness and humility that you always embodied as a child. Daughter, I want you to forgive easily, laugh loudly and never allow yourself to become the invisible, silent woman that your mother was. Daughter, this is how we soften our hearts and become better human beings. — Diriye Osman

All revered spiritual leaders, political leaders, and diplomats, captains of industry, intellectuals, and winning generals exhibit genuine humility that empowers them to act with integrity and courage under the most distressing circumstances. — Kilroy J. Oldster

There is always a zone where somebody is nobody; there is always a zone where somebody is somebody and there is always a zone where nobody is nobody — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Society judges people by their successes. I get attracted by their dedication, simplicity, and humility. — Debasish Mridha

Never be proud but show humility towards others, true wisdom lies in being humble. — Radhe Maa

Greatness is found in great actions; it is found in humility. — Debasish Mridha

Knowing more than someone does not necessarily mean that you know every single thing they know. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Conscious humility is the decision to live from our hearts. — Molly Friedenfeld

The process of enlightenment and evolution can never happen without the realisation of shortcomings. People, when they think they are the best and can't get any better, are easily offended when others see room for improvement. But it is when you think you are already the best that you have put a ceiling right on top of your head, a ceiling made of concrete, that stops you from becoming any better! Be happy when you see an area for improvement! Be happy that someone pointed it out to you, be happy that there is still space above you for you to reach towards; and not just an impenetrable ceiling of satisfaction and ideology. — C. JoyBell C.

Therefore the first and most essential attribute required to see and use the opportunities is humility and turning away from our "ego. — Sunday Adelaja

A meal from the humble is better than a feast from the proud. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Only those who are grounded can truly learn;
one has to walk before one can fly. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Even great men bow before the Sun; it melts hubris into humility. — Dejan Stojanovic

The world was here before you,
and will exist after you.
You are not the center of the universe,
nor are you its circumference. — Matshona Dhliwayo

He who humbles himself before God is likely to humble himself before others. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Krupa (divine grace) means 'every time sincere'. Without becoming suitable for naimitik krupa (apparent grace), one cannot attain the nischay (Realization that I am Pure Soul). Even in the Kramic (step by step) path, there is naimitk krupa. 'We' shower down special grace. 'Our' grace descends upon one due to ultimate humility. Only thing required is 'complete sincerity'. — Dada Bhagwan

A voice is a product of the writer's own Pandora Box of insight, insecurities, bravado, modesty, humility, affection, understanding, and confidence. In short, a voice reflects the writers' sangfroid. The tenor of the writer's voice also reflects their insecurities, self-doubt, egotism, testiness, and the ability to identify with their mental and physical infirmities. The inflection that distinguishes a writer's pitch from other wordsmiths' tone reflects their collective lifetime of mundane, tranquil, disturbing, and passionate experiences. — Kilroy J. Oldster

I rather choose to go through what will make me humble than to go for what will increase my pride to a level without limit — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Not your appearance, but your humility and power of love define your beauty. — Debasish Mridha

The measure of greatness is in humility, simplicity, and in kindness. — Debasish Mridha

Confidence is good, but confidence with humility is far better. — Debasish Mridha

Humility is a powerful, grounding force, if we'll allow its rightful place in our lives. It is not haughty or boastful or proud. It centers & grounds us in our wisdom, while gently reminding us of all we still have to learn. It dismantles our ego, while opening our hearts. It builds bridges instead of walls. It unified rather than divides. — Sharon E. Reed

When you use the power of empathy, love and kindness to heal the humanity, it dances with joy, gratitude, and humility. — Debasish Mridha

Being a humble person, she gave her pie shop a humble name - PIE. — Sarah Weeks

A humble coward is better than a proud warrior. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Embrace your journey and those who come across your path. Be gracious in your endeavors. Focus on your craft. Those who support your dreams now and feel your sincere humility and gratitude will be there 20, 30, 40 years from now, padding your old bones and time worn, weary soul. — Ann Marie Frohoff

By acknowledging our boundaries and limitations, we attain greater heights than we ever will by appearing to think we know everything. — Graham Speechley

A righteous beggar is better than a proud king. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The man of good character is humble before those less educated than him, compassionate to those less fortunate than him, and kind to those inferior to him. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A humble sinner is more justified than a proud saint. — Matshona Dhliwayo

My dear Sir.
Yours of the 13th. is just received. My engagements are such that I can not, at any very early day, visit Rock-Island, to deliver a lecture, or for any other object.
As to the other matter you kindly mention, I must, in candor, say I do not think myself fit for the Presidency. I certainly am flattered, and gratified, that some partial friends think of me in that connection; but I really think it best for our cause that no concerted effort, such as you suggest, should be made.
Let this be considered confidential. Yours very truly,
{Abraham Lincoln} — Abraham Lincoln

Some instances in life call for humility. But, sometimes you need to be flat-out brazen when it comes to the desires of your heart. — Nakia R. Laushaul

Sadness is like sandpaper; it rubs at our sharper edges, softening and humbling us, making us ready for a coat of compassion. — Richelle E. Goodrich

The most evocative life memories, which produced a synesthesia of emotions, consist of a host of small pleasures intertwined with the homespun stitches of love, affection, kindness, humility, and appreciation of nature. — Kilroy J. Oldster

The problem with thinking that you are the absolute best, is that it leaves no room for you to become any better and while you live life thinking that you're the best, truth is a lot of people around you are already better and becoming even more better. — C. JoyBell C.

In order for your wit to be appreciated, the people around you need to be witty, too. In order for your lightness of being to be appreciated, those around you must be vibrating towards the same weightlessness. In order for your beauty to be appreciated, those around you must have eyes that see beauty. For your authenticity to be appreciated, those who see it must also be authentic. For your humility to be appreciated, those you are dealing with must first know humility in their hearts. You see, you have spent too much time trying to be appreciated by those who are not good enough to appreciate you. That's the truth. Those who are better than they, will see you for the beauty that you are. — C. JoyBell C.

Why is it that self-confidence is so often cocky and self-assured so often selfish? Neither has to be true. Having confidence doesn't require being superior over another and being self-assured doesn't require taking advantage of another. — Charles F. Glassman

To express your love for the universe, be like a cloud to dwell in the high altitudes, and never forget to transform yourself into the water of humility. — Debasish Mridha

There is no better place as better as where God has placed you, be it good or bad, for His better reasons. Just keep calm and be humble and diligent enough to learn the better and real reasons that shall take and place you at the best place He wants to place you! If you don't understand the lessons, ask Him for the reasons. If He answers you fine, if not, just keep going and keep learning the lessons. You shall definitely get a good understanding in the end! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

It is better for people to mistakenly think lowly of you than for them to erroneously think highly of you. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Life is a harsh, twisted paradox.
On one hand, you wish for no pain or suffering or misery on anyone. Yet you hope to see your children grow into individuals of compassionate and kind character. And it seems that pain, suffering, and misery adequately humble an individual, cultivating empathy and understanding for others in similar plights. While a life of ease and comfort and pleasure often fosters extravagant and selfish habits, spurring pride and blinded vision. Still, you pray for no pain or suffering on your children.
Life is a harsh, twisted paradox. — Richelle E. Goodrich

And then I decided to be pro me. Be pro you to the end. No more cutting up myself and serving up myself like pieces of a pie for everyone's tasteless palates. And that doesn't mean you don't know how to say sorry; because being pro you means being pro growth and pro improvement. When I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong and I say that I'm wrong. And that's how I know I'm right! — C. JoyBell C.

Humility is understanding gratefulness oppose to self-praise & accepting envy as the answer to your actions of excellence. — Ace Antonio Hall

Every author loves to read his own words. — Kirk Gollwitzer

Out of the soil of humility grow blessings and honor. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A candle cannot boast standing next to the sun. — Matshona Dhliwayo

He whose speech, behavior and humility captivates people's minds, becomes worthy of worship by people. — Dada Bhagwan

In order to free ourselves from our assumptions about love, we must ask ourselves what long-held, often buried assumptions are and then face them, which takes courage, humility, and kindness. — Sharon Salzberg

Treat everyone with humility and kindness even when they are rude to you. — Debasish Mridha

Humility makes one teachable;
gentleness makes one peaceable. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Never step on caterpillars, as one day they'll become butterflies, and you'll never know when you'll need a ride on their wings of fortune. — R.P. Falconer

It is a sad thing to become so blinded and deafened by pride that you are no longer concerned about whether or not God is pleased with your actions. — Thea Harris

Narcissistic pleasure seekers routinely avoid developing the humility required to manufacture a life of full measure. Shallow persons such as me hide their insecurities behind a false persona of bravado, boasting of their inconsequential deeds, pyrrhic victories, and adamant refusals to tackle any task that they fear. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Never miss an opportunity to be truly and deeply humiliated! The shame will carve you down to an individual of exquisite layering, and in the process, etch within you the arcs of exceptional narrative. — Ashim Shanker

Love is liberating. It opens up a world of possibilities rather than restrictions. It allows us to willingly surrender our egos and replaces them with humility. Love rids us of fear and allows us to dream. — Daliah Husu

Don't think you are irreplaceable, or the world will end when you are gone — Bangambiki Habyarimana

The best way to achieve great success is to learn from wise people. Use them extensively with love, gratitude, and humility. — Debasish Mridha

humility must not be equated to mediocrity and cowardice — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Integrity comes not from privilege, textbooks, or profession, but from being grounded in humility. — Charles F. Glassman

The great heroes of other ancient cultures were strong and clever and virtuous, but the great Jewish heroes copulated with slaves (Abraham), showed they were willing to allow others to have sex with their wives (also Abraham), cheated their brothers, seduced their in-laws, murdered, started civil wars through terrible family decisions, yet somehow-through a mixture of humility, near-insanity, and good fortune-served as conduits of God's action in the world. — William McDavid

Sometimes you just don't know what's going to happen, exactly. And that's because sometimes you just don't have control over circumstances in your life. The amazing thing is that - it is during these times that we free-fall through the sky! All we have is the breath in our lungs right here and right now and it's just exhilarating! And it takes humility to accept that we might not have everything we want in our hands at the moment - but that what we do have is good, is worth keeping. Even if something isn't everything, yet, it can be worth everything, right now! You just have to spread your arms in the air and start gliding! — C. JoyBell C.

The path to wisdom is paved with humility. — Tim Fargo

Serve one another with brotherly love. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A narcissist with power will attempt to prove in the world only what is already in his head. He can't 'see' otherwise. For him, the 'outside world' is not beyond him and does not question or challenge him and his ideas. He is the world. Others will assent to his distorted worldview, because he is powerful, not because he is believable. If he possesses any reflection, that will be exactly what will gnaw at the narcissist with power most of all: his 'truths' are inauthentic, and he is a human being without integrity. The very narcissism and power he possesses prevent him from an ongoing relationship with the truth, which begins with self-humility and the curiosity this can create in a person. — Sergio Troncoso

A humble prisoner is more righteous than an arrogant judge. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Starting at the bottom is not about humiliation. It's about humility - a realistic assessment of where you are in the learning curve. — Maria Shriver

It takes true courage and real humility to say NO or YES! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

The one who is born of the earth, dreams of the sky. The one who is born of the sky, dreams of the earth. — C. JoyBell C.

until the stone becomes soft, it cannot attach itself to the wall. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Shred the fake mask of humility into pieces. And put on the mask of arrogance if needed. — Abhijit Naskar

Be like the sun; it does not look for the spotlight; the limelight travels with it wherever it goes. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much. — Don Roff

Humility is more powerful than egoistic pride. Water is more powerful than the strongest cliff and Love is more powerful than might. — Radhe Maa

It is easier to fall off of a ladder than to climb one. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Green strongly influences the heart and helps alleviate tension. Positive qualities associated with green are generosity, humility, and cooperation. Foods of the green vibration are all green fruits and green vegetables. — Tae Yun Kim

Wisdom starts in humility. — Akemi G

To feel the joy of life, sell your pride and get lost in the simplicity and humility. — Debasish Mridha

Humility is honor inside out. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Humility makes me cry! There isn't a bigger asset than it. — Nikita Dudani

The purpose of religion is to enhance love, compassion, kindness, and care.
It teaches us forgiveness, humility, tolerance, patience, and to share. — Debasish Mridha

Fish that boast in a pond should not boast in the ocean. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When you know who you are, what you stand for and that all your intentions are forthright, it will not matter what anyone labels you. You walk taller, you act with assurance, you speak with certainty, you carry yourself with dignity, you convey honesty and you embrace all this with humility. Classify that attitude however you like. I know what it really is: giving honor to God by being a reflection of His goodness. Never be ashamed to wear that label proudly. — Carlos Wallace

Humility oils the wheel of dialogue. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot even touch my soul.
So I have emerged stronger,
Kinder, perceptive, forgiving
To embrace you with all the humility. — Balroop Singh

The root of all true greatness, is humility. — C. JoyBell C.

Personal dignity begins by accepting responsibility for our actions, acting humbly, and extending compassion to other people. Personal humility requires choosing living with quietness of the heart over living in the depths of animosity, despair, and discord. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Have you ever considered making at least a pretense of humility, Mr. Hunt? Just for the sake of politeness?
"I don't believe in false modesty."
"People might like you more if you did."
"Would you? — Lisa Kleypas

I love everyone and everything. I belong to everyone and everything. I am a citizen of this world. I created my own universe. I don't want to belong to an ideology or belief system. I don't want to be imprisoned by someone else's conforming thoughts. I only accept that which is beautiful, loving, and kind. I want to belong to this universe until I am gone. We are one; we are kin. So my religion is love and kindness is my prayer. Altruism is my path. Peace is my palace where I dwell with humility and happiness. — Debasish Mridha

We exercise kindness in any moment when we recognize our shared humanity - with all the hopes, dreams, joys, disappointments, vulnerability, and suffering that implies. — Sharon Salzberg

Being first to ask for help in a friendship takes courage and humility. — Afton Rorvik

The essential attributes of a great leader are a positive attitude, humility, and gratitude. — Debasish Mridha

A touch less ego and dash more humility will improve the quality of anything you turn your hand to. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

I was always exceedingly delighted with that saying of Chrysostom, "The foundation of our philosophy is humility"; and yet more pleased with that of Augustine: "As the orator, when asked, What is the first precept in eloquence? answered, Delivery: What is the second? Delivery: What is the third? Delivery: so if you ask me concerning the precepts of the Christian religion, I will answer, first, second, and third, Humility. — John Calvin

Pride will tell you, you don't need crutches, but humility is more powerful than pride. — Lorilyn Roberts

Love yourself first to fill your heart with bliss. Now give it away with humility, love, and gratitude. — Debasish Mridha

We can learn personal humility from episodes that generate shame and guilt. After retiring from worldly affairs and drawing useful lessons from personal disgrace, we must resume living an expedient life devoted to appreciating truth, beauty, and love. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Human mortality linked to the human ability consciously to choose how to act by exhibiting free will, humility, hard work, kindness, and compassion provide exemplary opportunities to learn and develop self-discipline. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Love forces, at last, this humility: you cannot love if you cannot be loved, you cannot see if you cannot be seen. — James Baldwin

The humble accept truth easier than the proud. — Matshona Dhliwayo