Quotes About Humility

You can't imagine how much more work I had when I was a god.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

Being humble doesn't work as well as being aware.

Work at being a humble person.

Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.

When we genuinely believe that inner transformation is God's work and not ours, we can put to rest our passion to set others straight.

We're not unique. We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie.

Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.

We should not take the blessings of God for granted. We should always be careful to give God praise and thanksgiving for the work that he does in our lives.

Humility, which is a virtue, is always fruitful in good works.

We can save ourselves, but only if we let go of the myth of dominance and mastery and learn to work with nature.

I couldn't get any jobs, and when that happens, you get so humble it's disgusting. I didn't feel like a man anymore -- I felt really creepy. I was bumping into walls and saying, Excuse me.

The hardest work you and I will ever do is to put off our selfishness. It is heavy lifting!

If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store.

Be kind to each other. It is better to commit faults with gentleness than to work miracles with unkindness.

I do not know. [summarising his life's work]

All my life I've been surrounded by people who are smarter than I am, but I found I could always keep up by working hard.

The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done.

I don't feel qualified to talk about my work.

I don't like all the attention. I think it's better to let my work do the talking.

God save us from half the people who think they're doing God's work.

The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you

Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.

I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously.