Quotes About Humility

Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.

Instead of focusing on the great men of God, I prefer to focus on the Great God of men.

Blessed the man and woman who is able to serve cheerfully in the second rank - a big test.

The nearer a man gets to God, the greater he sees his sin.

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults.

There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.

The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man's heart.

As long as a man feels that he is the most important thing in the world he cannot really appreciate the world around him.

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

A man who keeps company with glaciers comes to feel tolerably insignificant by and by.

Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. - Saphira

If you ever find a man who is better than you are - hire him. If necessary, pay him more than you pay yourself.

A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.

He who lowers his mind to the dust of all men's feet, Sees the Name of God enshrined in every heart.

The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

Imperfect men have no right to judge other imperfect men.

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

A poor but humble man who gives nothing to charity is preferrable to a rich but haughty man who does.

Character is more than a man-to-his-God humility, for it involves transparency and accountability to others, not merely a private quest for purity.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.