Quotes About Humility

She's a mystery, a cipher, something nearly extinct these days: a person not controlled by ambition or greed or a crass need for attention, but by a desire to experience life completely and to make life a little easier for the people around her

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us worthy evidence of the fact. —George Eliot

Most coaches don't want to do something unless they think of it. Morgan has never had that kind of ego. He sees something good, someone gives him an idea, if it makes sense to him, he uses it. He never needs credit, never needs to prove he's the smartest guy in the room.

I think it's very difficult for one man to beat you. Chamberlain once popped off, he says, "Give me five guys named Joe and I'll beat anybody around here." And they got him five guys on a playground and beat the hell out of him. It's not a one man game.

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.

We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant.

I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real.

I think the true gardener is a lover of his flowers, not a critic of them. I think the true gardener is the reverent servant of Nature, not her truculent, wife-beating master. I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit.

There are two classes of people who hide themselves: the criminal who flees punishment, and the saint who through humility wishes to remain unknown.

A reproach given with great kindness is often well received, whereas when given with sharpness it produces no results. Thus Christ tells us: "Learn of Me, because I am meek and humble of heart.

Meekness disarms the violent.

He humbled Himself... even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted Him, and hath given Him a name which is above all names." Phil. 2:8 f.

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.

Great achievement! I learn how to be tolerant when I become the victim of somebody else's spiritual pride [1928].

Self-righteousness is the inevitable fruit of simple moral judgments.

I do not wish to talk about myself because I hold very deeply the belief that what is important is the work, not the person.

Modesty is the delicate form of hypocrisy.

Full awakening called for humility in emptiness.

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.

Je donnerais tout ce que je sais pour la moitié de ce que je ne sais pas.

Modern man, instead of attempting to raise himself to truth, seeks to drag truth down to his own level.

En este trapo de mundo todos somos sirvientes. ... Sólo que algunos no se dan cuenta.

At some point on the spiritual journey, saying "I am human" stops being an apology and turns into a deep reverence and knowing."

Yes, I pray and go to church and read my Bible. But sometimes I shake my fist at God. It's not the picture of peace I realize, and I certainly make no claims of wearing the armor of God. I'm lucky if I can get the underwear of decency on, all right?