Quotes About Humility

Pride is the mother hen under which all other sins are hatched,' says C. S. Lewis.

we can't be filled with the power of God until we let go of the false pretense that we can get by on our own.

Pride is the rope God allows us all.

He stood and nodded at the great whitening sky. "We're sure small, wouldn't you say? Takes the onus off, somehow.

The older I get, the surer I am that I'm not running the show.

By his own assessment, he was no genius. He had no great quickness of apprehension or wit or power to follow a long and purely abstract train of thought. On the many occasions when I share those feelings, I find it encouraging to review those words because that Englishman did okay for himself—his name was Charles Darwin.

So vile a thing is a lie that even if it spoke fairly of God it would take away somewhat from His divinity; and so excellent a thing is truth that if it praises the humblest things they are exalted.

Learn to say I don't know when you really DON'T know.

I said you LOOKED like an egg, Sir. And some eggs are very pretty, you know.

For nonsense, as Chesterton liked to tell us, is a way of looking at existence that is akin to religious humility and wonder.

Querría ser…, tan amable…, -jadeó Alicia después de correr un rato más- de parar un minuto…, sólo para…, recobrar el aliento? - Tan amable, sí soy -contestó el Rey- sólo que fuerte no lo soy tanto. Ya sabes lo veloz que corre un minuto. ¡Intentar pararlo sería como querer alcanzar a un zamarrajo!

Passing One Night in an Old Woman's Hut at the Foot of Mount Five Pines I lodge under the five pine trees, Lonely, I feel not quite at ease. Peasants work hard in autumn old; Husking rice at night, the maid's cold. Wilce rice is offered on her knees; The plate in moonlight seems to freeze. I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. Do I deserve the hard-earned food?

Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all.

I am a lot of things, not all of them noble.

it's unsportsmanlike to engage in a battle of wits with anyone who is obviously unarmed.

The only time to look down on your neighbor is when you're bending over to help them.

Nice is good. It doesn't sound exciting, but think about it. I think Mr. Perfect would be kind to kids and animals, help old ladies across the street, not insult you when your opinion is different from his. Being nice is so important it's close to being number one.

Me abruma su amabilidad. —Sí, lo sé. Sólo superada por el tamaño de mi... ego.

Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error.

I did learn fairly early that the best and most effective way to lead is by letting people do things because they want to do them, not because you want them to. The best leaders also know when they are wrong, and are capable of pulling themselves out. And the best leaders enable others to make decisions for them. Let me rephrase that. Much ofLinux's success can be attrib­uted to my own personality flaws: 1) I'm lazy; and 2) I like to get credit for the work of others.

Strength is given us for service, not to convey status (see Romans 15:2). I wonder how much trouble would be averted in the world at large if everyone knew and adhered to this principle. What if we knew that our strength was to serve the weak, fearful, or timid? It would all be good!

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual.… For it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost. —M. SCOTT PECK Women

It is important to approach the Word with humility. There is danger when we go to the Word to gather information to establish our opinions or beliefs. We then read what we believe, instead of believe what we read.

The world is a complex place and only idiots and assholes think they know it all.