Quotes About Humility

Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one's ego except by love

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Gracious Providence, to whom I owe all my powers, why didst thou not withhold some of those blessings I possess, and substitute in their place a feeling of self-confidence and contentment?

It is a great error to take oneself for more than one is, or for less than one is worth.

I never took the fame too seriously. It was a great period in my life, but it doesn't define me.

You can achieve much in life if you don't mind doing the work and giving someone else the credit.

If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now?

We are not the healers, we are not the reconcilers, we are not the givers of life. We are sinful, broken, vulnerable people who need as much care as anyone we care for.

To live life is to make a succession of errors. Understanding this can bring us great ease and forgiveness for ourselves and others.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Union with God is really possible. Unity with God I presume, is what is meant by Heaven, but that too is available in this life for the humble of heart.

It takes pride to be anxious – I am not wise enough to know how my life should go.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

I never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.

Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.

I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.

One of the best lessons I learned early is that not everything in life is about you. It is about service. If you want trips and excessive gifts, then don't get into public service.

Humility is to joyfully, voluntarily and quietly submit one's whole life to God's will, to finally use the gift of agency to give one's life back to Him.

If we had to tolerate in others all that we permit in ourselves, life would become completely unbearable.

One of the most important rules for me is: Don't ever defend myself. If we could put this one principle into practice, how much more simple life would be.

The second-sweetest set of three words in English is 'I don't know.'

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. -T-Shirt

Excuse my mistakes, realize my limitations. Life is not easy as we know it on the earth.

I hope my head doesn't get very big. I'm just going to keep my feet on the ground, stick to friends and family and try to lead a normal life.