Quotes About Humility

Let those who think I have said too little and those who think I have said too much, forgive me and let those who think I have said just enough thank God with me.

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfection.

An example from the monkey: The higher it climbs, the more you see of its behind.

As "pride is the beginning of all sin," (Eccl. x, 15) so humility is the foundation of all virtue. Learn to be really humble and not, as the hypocrite, humble merely in appearance.

When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing — nothing.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console to be understood as to understand to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive it is in pardoning that we are pardoned and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled, as to console; Not so much to be understood as To understand; not so much to be Loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned

No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God's good pleasure but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that - as is the perfect truth - it was the gift of God.

It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.

All good things have come to me since I no longer seek them for myself. -Saint John of the Cross

But Our Lady allowed this trouble to befall me for the good of my soul; without it, vanity might have crept into my heart, whereas now I was humbled, and looked at myself with profound contempt. My God, Thou alone knowest all that I suffered.

Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

We have to learn to lean into life as something beautiful even if it is not exactly what we expected. Trusting that God works all things together for the good despite the challenges we face is a gift of worship we give to God. Acceptance with humility must eventually come to each of us if we are to please God and not always fight against the limitations of our own family pattern.

It is humbling to be the parent of a child who brings our all of your weaknesses repetitively. But living in guilt for not being perfect will never serve our need to grow stronger.

men sometimes mistrust women who are averse to claiming their achievements. They view such women as inauthentic, falsely humble, or lacking in commitment.

A man's pride needs careful handling.

I made this resolution today. I will try to excel in all things yet if I am excelled, without fault of mine, I will not be mortified. I will not withhold from any one the praise which I think his due; nor will I allow myself to envy another's praise or to feel jealousy when I hear him praised. May God help me to keep it.

I try to steer away from high metaphysical belief because I think we humans do best when we realize that we don't know all that much.

The easiest way to lead, it turns out, is to serve.

The captains in Tier One were not poseurs. They didn't make speeches, didn't seek attention or acclaim, and were not comfortable wearing the cloak of power. Most of them took subservient roles and carried water for their teammates. In other words, they behaved precisely the way Gruenfeld describes. They won status by doing everything in their power to suggest they didn't deserve it.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him," he wrote. "Fail to honor others and they will fail to honor you.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him," he wrote. "Fail to honor others and they will fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, 'we did this ourselves.'

What, she wondered, was going to happen to people who think they know everything? What's going to happen without chance?