Quotes About Humility

How honorable is knowledge, that the one who does not have it, says he does. How dishonorable is ignorance, that the one who has it says he does not.

Not to have a thing is less humiliating than to beg it.

Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.

A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humility.

He is the wisest and the most knowing man who advises people not to lose hope and faith in the Mercy of God and not to be too sure and over-confident of immunity from His Wrath and Punishment.

The sin which makes you sad and repentant is more liked by God than the good deed which turns you arrogant.

The best form of devotion to the service of God is not to make a show of it.

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to God, for being able to subdue him.

There are so many highly esteemed ones who became miserable and humiliated just because of their bad temper and morals; and humble people who have attained eminence and the highest honors because of good temper and morals.

The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.

Humans, in their blindness, think intelligence has one path - theirs.

A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.

Seja, portanto, humilde, respeitando o seu mapa astral, ou o de outra pessoa no momento em que o tiver diante dos olhos. Trata-se de um mapa para o reino do céu que está dentro de você, bem como uma descrição simbólica de um potencial ilimitado.

Those who live on vanity must, not unreasonably, expect to die of mortification.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely Given out Take only enough Stop short of urge to plead Then purge away the need. Wish for nothing larger Than your own small heart Or greater than a star; Tame wild disappointment With caress unmoved and cold Make of it a parka For your soul. Discover the reason why So tiny human midget Exists at all So scared unwise But expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise.

Jesus' true strength was not revealed in his ability to teach and lead the multitudes. It was manifested in his willingness to make himself nothing, to suffer, and to die. I had enough strength to exhaust myself studying, mentoring, and teaching, but I did not possess sufficient strength to be nothing.

On the cross, leadership dies. On the cross, success dies. On the cross, skills die, and excellence dies. All of my strengths—nailed to the cross. All of my weaknesses—nailed to the cross. All of my yearnings for bigger and better, for anything other than Christ himself—nailed to that same cross.

You don't want modesty," Maya Angelou once said. "You want humility. Humility

Kad su drevni narod stvarali bogove na svoju sliku, bojali su se i bili ponizni pred njima. U današnje doba, Bog se boji ljudi.

There is no shame in not knowing something," he said gently. "The shame is in not being willing to learn.

No es ninguna vergüenza no saber nada. La vergüenza es no tener ansias de aprender.

The most wise are those who know how little they know!" They

There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is not being willing to learn.