Quotes About Humility

The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

The greatest act of faith takes place when a man finally decides that he is not God.

Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth.

Not as men of science , not as critics , not as philosophers , but as little children , shall we enter into the kingdom of heaven .

Be more than man, or thou'rt less than an ant.

To yield reverence to another, to hold ourselves and our lives at his disposal, is not slavery; often, it is the noblest state in which a man can live in this world.

Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet every body is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.

The greatest men May ask a foolish question, now and then.

A contemplation of God's works, a generous concern for the good of mankind, and the unfeigned exercise of humility only, denominate men great and glorious.

Riches are apt to betray a man into arrogance.

He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.

Let us be men with men, and always children before God; for in His eyes we are but children. Old age itself, in presence of eternity, is but the first moment of a morning.

Pride seems tew be quite equally distributed; the man who owns the carriage and the man who drives it seem tew have it just alike.

If God spent 180 million years making dinosaurs, what makes us think Man is so special, a tick of the clock before midnight?

If thou wouldst find much favor and peace with God and man, be very low in thine own eyes; forgive thyself little, and others much.

When man becomes greater than nature, nature, which gave him birth, will respond.

Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.

A great man may not do great things but they do ordinary things greatly.

Beware of the virtue which a man boasts is his.

Humility mainly becometh the converse of man with his Maker.

No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.

The sight of one old man kneeling on all fours in front of me assembling a picnic table was enough to put all thoughts of lunch out of my head, possibly for life.

Few men are admired by their servants.