Quotes About Humility

If being smart is what you say it is, I will remain a fool my entire life.

I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.

No matter how many times you have failed you must keep going forward. Only when you have become humble will you begin to grasp the meaning of life.

Without realizing it, they're like clay telling the potter that they know more about pottery than he does and that they can form themselves into pots on their own (Is 29:16).

A second reason is that, conversely, it is morally necessary for the lowly to be lifted up and the underlings exalted.

He is the playfulness of creation, scandal and utter goodness, the generosity of the ocean and the ferocity of a thunderstorm; he is cunning as a snake and gentle as a whisper; the gladness of sunshine and the humility of a thirty-mile walk by foot on a dirt road.

Never be proud of doing the right thing;

Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He won't enjoy being bested, but he'll make a good face of it. Show him you appreciate it. Praise can win you a friend. Gloating will only ever make enemies.

I'm not really interested in being king. I prefer to work for a living

Many rulers would have spent the morning complaining loudly about the cold and the discomfort, as if their complaints would actually serve to alleviate the situation and as if their attendants should be able to do something about it. Not the emperor. He accepted the situation knowing that he could do nothing to change the weather. Best to endure it without making life more difficult for those around him.

true authority came from sharing the hard work, not attempting to place oneself above it.

Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He won't enjoy being bested, but he'll make a good face of it. Show him you appreciate it. Praise can win you a friend. Gloating will only ever make enemies.

Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalise it. Recognise it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us. Not even Halt,' he added, seriously.

Only a fool thinks he knows everything.

You're an apprentice. You're not ready to think.

Remember, nobody expects you to be Halt. He's a legend, after all. Haven't you heard? He's eight feet tall and kills bears with his bare hands . . .

But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked. Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.

Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human.

I believe your grandmother needs lessons in sucking eggs.

My Lord Jesus Christ, for my sake, did wear a crown of thorns; why should not I then, for His sake, again wear this light crown, be it ever so ignominious?

I even went to the source of all wisdom, I went and knelt at the great Queen of Drag's feet and asked her how to find love. She backhanded me in between verses of Whitney Houston and told me if she knew, why in fuck would she be here ?

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels." —Augustine

In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.

I would be a billionaire if I was lookin' to be a selfish boss. That's not me...All I want is a good sandwich.