Quotes About Humility

Humility nay be defined as a modest and realistic view of one's own importance. Someone once said that humility doesn't mean thinking less of yourself. It just means thinking of yourself less. In other words, a genuinely humble person doesn't say, I'm worthless, but instead, says, I'm no more important than anyone else- and no less important, either

Leaders make a lot of decisions, they invariably make a lot of mistakes- more mistakes than an average person. Average person, whose decisions are never questioned and their words never challenged, keep making mistakes over and over again, because they never learn from their failures or their misjudgments. Only humble leaders learn and grow from their mistakes

A truly humble person won't try to impress you, manipulate you, judge you, criticize you, or put you in your place. Humble people are safe to be around. You can relax. You can be yourself.

It was a kind of arrogance, perhaps, to believe so in one's destiny. But, on the other hand, who could be more genuinely humble than one who felt compelled to obey the laws of his own fate?

I'm a bit uncomfortable, truth be told, with being seen as an expert, because there is always so much more to learn. I see myself as a perpetual student of the goddess

Fancy going out into the world under the impression that you can always have your own way! Would anything be more likely to lead to disaster?

Quizá me equivoque. Me equivoco con tanta frecuencia...

Remember what Emerson said: "Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him." And

The Chinese have a proverb pregnant with the age-old wisdom of the Orient: 'He who treads softly goes far.

Well, now, look. I thought otherwise but I may be wrong. I frequently am. And if I am wrong, I want to be put right. Let's examine the facts.

REGLA 3 Si usted está equivocado, admítalo rápida y enfáticamente.

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

Always default to diplomacy. Admit that you may be wrong.

President Lincoln was a master communicator, and humility was at the heart of all he said.

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

Even if people are already on your side, bragging and whining don't bring them closer.

es mucho mejor empezar diciendo: "Bien, escuche. Yo pienso de otro modo, pero quizá me equivoque. Me equivoco con tanta frecuencia... Y si me equivoco, quiero corregir mi error. Examinemos los hechos".

Cuando llegué a reconocer que esta actitud me estaba llevando a la quiebra, probé una táctica distinta. Empecé a decir: "En nuestra agencia hemos cometido tantos errores, que con frecuencia me siento avergonzado. Es posible que nos hayamos equivocado en su caso. Dígame cómo fue".

If we know we are going to be rebuked anyhow, isn't it far better to beat the other person to it and do it ourselves

To win friends and influence others in today's world takes less than clever rhetoric. It takes the understated eloquence of grace and self-deprecation.

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Um grande homem demonstra sua grandeza pela forma como trata os pequenos", disse o filósofo escocês Thomas Carlyle.

admitamos rápidamente y con entusiasmo el error.

If you had as much sense as a half-witted hummingbird, you would realize that I am interested in how big I am—not how big you are. All this talk about your enormous success makes me feel small and unimportant.]