Quotes About Humility

The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow.

The truth never becomes clear as long as we assume that each one of us, individually, is the center of the universe.

A man of truth must ever be confident, if he has also equal need to be diffident.

Humility is the daughter of truth.

I was smart, to tell you the truth. I'm not really bright, but I'm not stupid.

The truth is so simple that it is regarded as a pretentious banality.

The truth thy speech doth show, within my heart reproves the swelling pride.

Before catechisms can instill a proper humility, small children know the truth that their own existence has caused the world to bloom into being.

I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.

Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.

I know I'll astonish everyone by talking like this, but it's God's truth. Honors have never tempted me and I've never sought them.

Kiss the hand of him who can renounce what he has publicly taught when convicted of his error, and who, with heartfelt joy, embraces truth, though with the sacrifice of favourite opinions.

We are not masters of the truth which is borne in upon us: it overpowers us.

Sadly, the truth is, there aren't many people who can be put in high positions who won't start thinking highly of themselves.

The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God.

The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.

Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature.

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust.

If you would swim on the bosom of the ocean of Truth, you must reduce yourself to a zero.

Now i'd like to tell u i did something heroic like stand up against a raging team of fire-breathing horses with only my sword the truth is i ran.

The truth is, I wrote a novel when I was 23. It's hideously bad. Truly rotten.

If men are really humble, they will realize that they discover, but do not create, truth.

To be free from all egoistic motive, careful of truth in speech and action, void of self-will and self-assertion, watchful in all things, is the condition for being a flawless servant.

You know what Abnegation used to say about pride?' 'Something unfavorable,I assume.' I laugh.' Obviously. They said it blinds people to the truth of what they are.