Quotes About Humility

True intimacy with God always brings humility.

Oddly, the most freeing thing we can ever do is to abdicate the throne of our own miniature kingdoms.

When the stakes are high, bow down low.

If you already know all the answers, you can't ask questions.

Yet it seems to me finishing well in this life is not so much about who is the best or greatest at something, but rather who embraces lowliness of heart. Laying down one's rights- meekness- is a blessed virtue, one that must surely come straight from the Throne of Grace.

Trees are bowed down with weight of fruit, Clouds big with rain hang low, So good men humbly bear success, Nor overweening grow.

When I knew a thing or two, pride kept me blind. I was a like a rutting buck, mind so stained I imagined "I'm a buddha." Then bit by bit I approached the truly wise-minded and saw myself a fool-- pride was a fever that finally broke.

Blinded by self-conceit and knowing nothing, Like elephant infatuate with passion, I thought within myself, I all things knew; But when by slow degrees I somewhat learnt By aid of wise preceptors, my conceit, Like some disease, passed off; and now I live In the plain sense of what a fool I am.

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall

And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.... But if you will not hear, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride.

The fear of Jehovah is a training in wisdom, and before glory there is humility.

I am a man of unclean lips.

Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Art and poetry are humbling in their power to make us bigger people. (From JFK: The Last Speech book)

I'm not used to these standing ovations, I'm a Vice President.

If you would be accounted great by your contemporaries, be not too much greater than they.

Christians and camels receive their burdens kneeling.

When among the graves of thy fellows, walk with circumspection; thine own is open at thy feet.

MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.

Oysa böbürlenmek neye yarar? Ölümün e?itleyicili?ini unutmaya, olsa olsa.

As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So?

As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So?

What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die of course. Literally shit myself lifeless.