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Quotes About Humility

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
~ Voltaire
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
~ William Shakespeare
A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people
~ Al-Ghazali
O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next world You have for me, give it to my friends. You are enough for me.
~ Rabia Basri
Who are we to wish for Paradise? It will be enough if Allah spares us his wrath.
~ Abu Hanifa
When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.
~ Ali ibn Abi Talib
We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything.
~ Blaise Pascal
I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah
~ Rabia Basri
The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.
~ Hamza Yusuf
Put aside your pride, Set down your arrogance, And remember your grave.
~ Ali ibn Abi Talib
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.
~ C. S. Lewis
The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
~ Mencius
Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.
~ Ken Blanchard
The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the pen and nothing more.
~ Al-Ghazali
O God, help me to win, but in thy wisdom if thou willest me not to win, then O God, make me a good loser.
~ Robert Baden-Powell
O Allah, You know that the only thing I want in this life Is to be obedient to Your command. Even the living sight of my eyes Is service at your court
~ Rabia Basri
The less you try to impress, the more impressive you are.
~ Denis Waitley
O Lord... Once I wanted You so much I didn't even dare walk past Your house- And now I am not even worthy to be let in
~ Rabia Basri
The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.
~ Plato
He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
~ Confucius
Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.
~ William C. Menninger
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.
~ Gian Carlo Menotti
To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.
~ Confucius
Spread out your petition before God, and then say, "Thy will, not mine, be done." The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is to let the Lord choose for me.
~ Dwight L. Moody