Quotes About Humility

Not knowing is okay, he had once said, but pretending to know is not.

In baseball, you don't know nothing.

Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It's also a powerful motivator.

Boy, Whitey, I hope I never see my name up there. To Whitey Ford during scoreboard tribute on opening day to recently deceased Yankees.

The most difficult thing on the earth one can practice is to be humble. It is not easy; it is difficult, because you have to surmount the existence of whole maya and to recognize that God is by your side. Then you feel the humility. G

Among the many things that made the Professor an excellent teacher was the fact that he wasn't afraid to say 'we don't know.' For the Professor, there was no shame in admitting you didn't have the answer, it was a necessary step toward the truth. It was as important to teach us about the unknown or the unknowable as it was to teach us what had already been safely proven.

If a man wanted to put the entire universe in his breast, he couldn't do it with his chest stuck out.

Curiosity led to empathy - the great enemies of self-righteousness.

We rise in glory as we sink in pride.

We rise in glory, as we sink in pride: Where boasting ends, there dignity begins.

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

To be half-clever was the worst I could have done.

E?ek dervi? olmaz odun çekmekle tekkeye, deve hac? olmaz gidip gelmekle Mekke'ye.

Ibn Ata' Allah said: "God may open up for you the gates of obedience, but without opening up for you the gates of acceptance. On the other hand, He may Allow you to fall into disobedience which happens to lead you to the right path. DISOBEDIENCE that teaches you HUMILITY is better than PIETY that fills you with VANITY and ARROGANCE.

One potential remedy for human stupidity is a dose of humility. National, religious and cultural tensions are made worse by the grandiose feeling that my nation, my religion and my culture are the most important in the world – hence my interests should come before the interests of anyone else, or of humankind as a whole. How can we make nations, religions and cultures a bit more realistic and modest about their true place in the world?

We are suddenly showing unprecedented interest in the fate of so-called lower life forms, perhaps because we are about to become one.

One of the wonderful things about science is that when scientists don't know something, they can try out all kinds of theories and conjunctures, but in the end they can just admit their ignorance. The

Though the challenges are unprecedented, and though the disagreements are intense, humankind can rise to the occasion if we keep our fears under control and be a bit more humble about our views.

With regard to other animals, humans have long since become gods. We don't like to reflect on this too deeply, because we have not been particularly just or merciful gods.

We think we know far more today, but as individuals, we actually know far less.

One potential remedy for human stupidity is a dose of humility. National, religious, and cultural tensions are made worse by the grandiose feeling that my nation, my religion, and my culture are the most important in the world—and therefore my interests should come before the interests of anyone else, or of humankind as a whole. How can we make nations, religions, and cultures a bit more realistic and modest about their true place in the world?

We think we know a lot, even though individually we know very little, because we treat knowledge in the minds of others as if it were our own.

Humans of all creeds would do well to take humility more seriously.

Humans of all creeds would do well to take humility more seriously. And among all forms of humility, perhaps the most important is to have humility before