Quotes About Humility

I'm smart 1 day out of 30, but I never know which day it will be so I have to sit patiently, feeling like an ignoramus most of the time.

Every person on the face of the earth makes mistakes, Lily. Every last one. We're all so human.

That's one of the worst things about living with brilliant people—they're so used to being right they don't really have experience being anything else.

but now when I'm reviled, I try to look the other way. It does the world no good to return evil for evil. I try now to return good to them instead.

He who advances without seeking fame, Who retreats without escaping blame, He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord, The man is a jewel of the Realm

To lift an autumn hair is no sign of great strength; to see the sun and moon is no sign of sharp sight; to hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear.

Confucius said, "People may have the finest talents, but if they are arrogant and stingy, their other qualities are not worthy of consideration.

Postaví-li se do ?ela vojska muž, který svou moudrostí na takový úkol nesta?í, je domýÅ¡livý. Postaví-li se do ?ela vojska muž, který svou odvahou na takový úkol nesta?í, je chvástavý. Postaví-li se do ?ela vojska muž, který nezná Tao a neprožil dostatek bitev, je vydán Å¡tÄ›stÄ›nÄ›.

He who advances Without seeking Fame, Who retreats Without escaping Blame, He whose one aim is To protect his people And serve his lord, This man is A Jewel of the Realm.

The sad part was that everything I said was true but I was going about the healing in entirely the wrong way. As I was to be taught later, you can't heal the sick by force-feeding them with ideas they're not ready to accept; you can't cure people by the simple imposition of your will. It's the power of the Holy Spirit that heals, not the power of a would-be wonder-worker trying to play God.

It's dangerous to make a judgement when one can't know all the facts," pursued Darrow, "and since only God can know all the facts, one can only conclude that it's best to leave the judgements to God.

Only a passion for God's glory can overpower our self-interest. Submission is simply being empty of self, and this is the key to enduring relationships.

Servitude simplifies life.

Our intelligence, even our genius, is not given to us so we can brag or take credit for it. It is given to us so that we can be of service to others in some meaningful way.

I like to feel dumb. That's how I know there's more in the world than me.

My ignorance is not charming.

Even his dearest friends would have admitted that he possessed not a single good quality.

The stars merely reduce one to the status of an amoeba. The stars take the last vestige of human pride, the last spark of confidence, from one.

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men, and you will be laughed at.

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Most everyone seems willing to be a fool himself, but he can't bear to have anyone else one.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been.