Quotes About Humility

If I had read as much as other men, I should have known no more than they.

When three people call you an ass, put on a bridle.

Blessed is he who expects no gratitude, for he shall not be disappointed.

Contentment, and indeed usefulness, comes as the infallible result of great acceptances, great humilities-of not trying to conform to some dramatized version of ourselves.

The secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God.

We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest.

To wish to act like angels while we are still in this world is nothing but folly.

It is a sign of strength, not of weakness, to admit that you don't know all the answers.

When one clings to the myth of superiority, one must constantly overlook the virtues and abilities of others.

Talking too much, too soon, and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster.

A humble knowledge of oneself is a surer road to God than a deep searching of the sciences.

Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. ... We find that bit by bit we can discard the old life-the one that did not work-for a new life that can and does work under conditions whatever.

Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

God hates those who praise themselves.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.

Him that makes shoes go barefoot himself.

The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity.

Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.

The smartest thing I ever said was, "Help Me!"

Whatever is well said by another, is mine.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of vou!