Quotes About Humility

The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it.

For when down on the knees The man (or god) stretches the arms In giving, It is no accident the hands Are curled like bowls or cups, For he offers self, yet Begs it back again.

When a man is proud because he can understand and explain the writings of Chrysippus, say to yourself, 'if Chrysippus had not written obscurely, this man would have had nothing to be proud of.'

Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule. Christ wanted to bring men to where He was. The devil wanted to be above men.

A man of genius is unbearable, unless he possesses at least two things besides: gratitude and purity.

I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.

The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.

The greatest lessons in life, if we would but stoop and humble ourselves, we would learn not from the grown-up learned men, but from the so-called ignorant children.

When we fear God, then we shall fear no man, however high-placed he may be.

Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three- piece suit.

A learned man is not learned in all things; but a sufficient man is sufficient throughout, even to ignorance itself.

No man is a hero to his own valet.

Man is not meant to be humble, he's meant to be humbled.

I am a small man who wants to do big things for small people.

For me, the sexiest men don't know they're drop-dead gorgeous. Not that I'd ever rule out a pot-bellied plumber in the right circumstances.

Anyone will be glad to admit that he knows nothing about beagling, or the Chinese stock market, or ballistics, but there is not a man or woman alive who does not claim to know how to cure hiccoughs.

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.

For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.

The greatness of God is the true rebuke to the littleness of men. The greatness of Christ is the true rebuke to the littleness of Christians.

To little men, gods send little things.

How dare you ever in ya life walk past me without acknowledging their man as God.

I wonder why it is the man who pleads for mercy never gives it.

Man becomes not the lord and master of all creation but he is its servant.

I claim to be no more than an average man with below average capabilities.