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Quotes About Humility

man who goes around classifying himself as The Superior Animal. "Superior to what?" asked Pooh. "I don't know, Pooh. I've tried to think of something, but I just can't come up with an answer." "If people were Superior to Animals, they'd take better care of the world," said Pooh.
~ Benjamin Hoff
When you disregard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life if Fun.
~ Benjamin Hoff
Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully. "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever." "And he has Brain." "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain." There was a long silence. "I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything.
~ Benjamin Hoff
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.
~ Benjamin Hoff
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
~ Benjamin Whichcote
Who am I to judge? Who are you to pass verdicts? Who puts us on the bench? Have we heard all the evidence, or the hundredth part of it? Is there any possibility of us doing so? Are we not all equally in the dock? There is something tragically comic about the spectacle of one human being judging another.
~ bennett arnold ii
The amazing thing is that He loves you so much, and yet you're not always right with Him
~ Benny Hinn
I make mistakes like anybody else, I will make mistakes. And you have to reflect on it, and you have to listen to people. That is the key.
~ Jeremy Corbyn
I confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey, without very mortifying reflections.
~ William Congreve
We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior.
~ Chen Shui-bian
I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.
~ DeForest Kelley
There are not too many places I can go without someone saying, 'Hey, can I take a picture of you with my daughter,' or whatever. I'm humble when it comes to that stuff. I never refuse a handshake or a kiss on the cheek. The fans are the ones who put me where I am today.
~ Michael Sorrentino
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.
~ Frank Lloyd Wright
The 20th century was a century in which human rights were infringed upon in numerous parts of the world, and Japan also bears responsibility in that regard. I believe that we have to look at our own history with humility and think about our responsibility.
~ Shinzo Abe
I don't know if proud is the right word, but I am somebody who does not, on the whole, have the highest regard for my own stuff in that when I look all I get to see are the flaws.
~ Neil Gaiman
I regard myself as an actress but, obviously, not in the Dame Judi Dench league. That isn't a problem because I don't think we are ever likely to be up for the same part!
~ Kelly Brook
Any of us in the public eye must remember: Never, ever believe your own press, and pray to develop a hypersensitive gag reflex regarding your own importance.
~ Beth Moore
But still I can never shake the feeling that buses are somehow beneath me. Which is why I have a rule regarding their use: I never, ever run for one. And nor should you.
~ Giles Coren
I would hope that, for me, regardless of what happens in my career in the future, I always want to maintain a level of humility. I think it's so important to not lose yourself and to just understand that you're a conduit.
~ Paul Wesley
You have to be nice to everybody, regardless of their position because you never know - they could be the next David Geffen. David Geffen started in the mailroom. Treat everybody the same.
~ Angela Yee
If I had one regret in life... it's that I was not more humble at an earlier age.
~ Rick Pitino
I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly.
~ Kathy Griffin
Regrets? I think everyone has regrets, and people who say they haven't are either liars... or narcissists.
~ Lee Radziwill
Apology is often the first step in correcting a wrong. Having moved for a position of saying 'I don't need forgiveness,' Mr. Trump is now taking a second look at past behaviors, things that he's said and done that he regrets. While he is not asking for forgiveness for being human, he is admitting that he's made mistakes and humbly making apologies.
~ Alveda King