Values & Character: Humility Quotes

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"One may be humble out of pride"

Michel de Montaigne, Philosopher

Michel de Montaigne

"The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth"

Edmund Burke, Statesman

Edmund Burke

"I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings. And I've never been too impressed"

Bob Dylan, Musician

Bob Dylan

"To know how to hide one's ability is great skill"

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given"

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us"

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that"

William Penn, Leader

William Penn

"To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's"

William Penn, Leader

William Penn

"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self"

Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher

Henri Frederic Amiel

"I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have"

Leonardo da Vinci, Artist

Leonardo da Vinci

"Always, first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency"

Franz Kafka, Novelist

Franz Kafka

"I like to hear about what people do. That's more interesting than talking about what the hell I do"

John Madden, Coach

John Madden

"Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble"

John Madden, Coach

John Madden

"Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and why you got there in the first place"

Harry S. Truman, President

Harry S. Truman

"I'm so glad I never feel important, It does complicate life!"

Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady

Eleanor Roosevelt

"As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along"

Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady

Eleanor Roosevelt

"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best"

Walt Whitman, Poet

Walt Whitman

"I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted"

Samuel Butler, Poet

Samuel Butler

"Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Thor Heyerdahl

"Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud"

W. H. Auden, Poet

W. H. Auden

"Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person"

Horace, Poet

"What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it"

Dan Rather, Journalist

Dan Rather

"We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up"

Jesse Jackson, Activist

Jesse Jackson

"Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast"

Jane Austen, Writer

Jane Austen

"While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things"

Saint Francis de Sales, Clergyman

Saint Francis de Sales

"No truly great person ever thought themselves so"

William Hazlitt, Critic

William Hazlitt

"I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter"

Denzel Washington, Actor

Denzel Washington

"The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors"

William Hazlitt, Critic

William Hazlitt

"I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy"

Denzel Washington, Actor

Denzel Washington

"If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself"

Charles M. Schulz, Cartoonist

Charles M. Schulz

"The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity"

Miguel de Cervantes, Novelist

Miguel de Cervantes

"Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought"

Simone Weil, Philosopher

Simone Weil

"We are prepared for insults, but compliments leave us baffled"

Mason Cooley, Writer

Mason Cooley

"Modesty is the color of virtue"

Diogenes of Sinope, Philosopher

Diogenes of Sinope

"I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace"

Pierre Corneille, Dramatist

Pierre Corneille

"Being branded number one restaurant in the world is actually very humbling"

Heston Blumenthal, Chef

Heston Blumenthal

"I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing"

Audrey Hepburn, Actress

Audrey Hepburn

"It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'"

Audrey Hepburn, Actress

Audrey Hepburn

"I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one"

George W. Bush, President

George W. Bush

"I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me"

Thomas Merton, Author

Thomas Merton

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