Quotes About Humility

It occurs to me that we crush insects beneath our feet, miracles of creation too, beetles, worms, cockroaches, ants, in their various ways.

Sigue dedicándose a la enseñanza [...] porque así aprende la virtud de la humildad, porque así comprende con toda claridad cuál es su lugar en el mundo. No se le escapa la ironía, a saber, que el que va a enseñar aprende la lección más profunda, mientras que quienes van a aprender no aprenden nada.

Estoy de acuerdo: es humillante, pero tal vez ese sea un buen punto de partida. Tal vez sea eso lo que debo aprender a aceptar. Empezar de cero, sin nada de nada.

True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them.

I am not worthy. he said softly. Damn fucking straight, someone growled.

Pride was an unattractive trait, even if it was well-placed.

A leader gathered his thoughts before he spoke; he did not rush to the podium to be adored. Ego, after all, was the root of evil.

I'm stuck in the fucking chimney." She

Actually, the best traders have no ego.

What is a rainbow, Lord? A hoop for the lowly.

Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never be bitten. Dogs don't respect humility and sorrow.

Nature Just because you shit fruit Don't think you're the Kingpin of the World

I was very rich now, a super myriad trillionaire in Samapatti transcendental graces, because of good humble karma, maybe because I had pitied the dog and forgiven men. But I knew now that I was a bliss heir, and that the final sin, the worst, is righteousness. So I would shut up and just hit the road and go see Japhy.

no te das cuenta de que es un privilegio regalar cosas a los demás? -Y lo hacía de un modo muy agradable. No había nada de navideño ni de ostentoso, sino algo casi triste, y en ocasiones sus regalos eran cosas viejas que tenían el encanto de lo útil y lo melancólico.

Someone once said to me that if you want to make God laugh, just tell him your plans. Just tell him who you are.

I'm not a 'Twilight' boy; I'll never be as good looking as those lads, and that's fair enough.

My mom always said if you have a gift, it is absolutely not about you. So I don't get twisted and think for one second it's all about me.

I'm rubbish at Twitter.

I don't do Twitter because I don't want to talk about myself more than I already have to.

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

If you play more than two chords, you're showing off.

If at any moment of the day I ever think I'm remotely cool at all, which is hardly ever, I have two daughters who make sure that never happens.

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda.

Tim Minchin and Daniel Kitson are the two people that when I see them, I think I could never be that funny or that clever.