Humbleness Quotes

But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.

George Washington

Wind-voice looked in amazement at the sword in his claws. “I—I’ll keep it safe,” he muttered to Winger. “For the hero, when he comes…”Winger was smiling a light, dreamy smile that radiated all over his thin face. “The hero is here, Wind-voice,” he said, awed. “You’re the hero.

If you feel deserve to judge the arrogant,it's a sign that you're so far of humbleness.

Toba Beta

Seek for illumination of self, and then the world, through the simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love.

As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations tob e induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all, so do you also not wait for clappings of hands and shouts of praise tob e induced to do good, but be a doer of good voluntarily and you will be beloved as much as the sun.

Epictetus

While you are so busy trying to make yourself humble,many are persistently and quietly promoting themselves.

Toba Beta

With the wolves around, your humbleness is your worst adversary.

Don't let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.

Henry Johnson Jr

Humbleness is the heart of happiness.

Lailah Gifty Akita

No amount of pics posted on your web, homepage, blog etc is going to change your devastated image but another humble restarts.

Do not go by my humble beginnings. Be wary of my enormous vision.

You can always tell when someone deserves the praise and recognition they receive, because it humbles them rather than inflating their ego.

Ashly Lorenzana

If somebody accepts you as you are, it doesn't mean that you're talented, it means they are generous enough to give you a chance to prove your worth. Stay humble!

Ramana Pemmaraju

The humble one is the better one.

All of yesterday's ballers are today's road sweepers.

Be humble and set the balls of your dreams rolling till God himself decides what next! As for "pride", allow it to go as a lone ranger!

Israelmore Ayivor

The subtle whispers, cues and nudges are there as guideposts, to gently carry the humble listener along the path back to the source and the true self.

Surrender is not a weakness, but rather an empowering state of humility.

The greatest danger, of course, was to believe that I was equal to them, because assurance can morph into arrogance that Death loves to prove unfounded.

We could never agree about Boogie and I didn't share Miriam's reverence for professors. In fact, just in case I haven't mentioned it before, the pride of my office wall is my framed high-school graduation certificate, lit from above. Miriam has reproached me for it. "Take it down, darling," she once pleaded. But it still hangs there.

Mordecai Richler

Humility is never about being small, unseen and unnoticed. Humility is really about expressing all the wonder you are in a way that all people see is the awesomeness and greatness of GOD.

TemitOpe Ibrahim

I am thankful for all blessings and lessons learned that have given me peace and solace which I try to share with great humility and humbleness.

Donavan Nelson Butler

Some of you need a lesson in humility. While your arrogance may give you a sense of power, it may serve you better to put it aside. Those are the times you will be the light of the world.

How sweet is that? I know I'm no boy expert, but I have heard entire lectures on reading body language, and I have to say that assuming that a person will have forgotten your name is way high on my "indicators of humbleness" list (not that I have one, but I totally have a starting point now).

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Quit pretending to be humble when you are really just a self-abusing, emotional, drama junkie.

There's a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn't say it himself.

Maurice Switzer

Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like similes. I am more humble. I am a mere street scavenger (chiffonier) of science. With my hook in my hand and my basket on my back, I go about the streets of science, collecting what I find.

François Magendie

If you were really humble you would be great, because humility would never squander the magnificent gift of life.

A humble man rises to great heights and an arrogant man falls deep into the pit he tries to dig for others.

You need not to love everyone, but you need to be polite with everyone, people will appreciate your politeness more than your love, because politeness is sweeter than love.

Adversity sure does gives you trouble, but it keeps you humble.

I think nothing is good, I really think it is.

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation but as a question.[A caution he gives his students, to be wary of dogmatism.]

A great man is always willing to be little.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make no mistake about it, no matter how kind, meek, humble and soft your giving heart is — you are a warrior!

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

People who enroll themselves in the schools of pride, eventually graduate with and high degree of fall. Failure employs “prides” scholars. Get rusticated now!

Israelmore Ayivor

Uttering foul words, while there are the sweetest of words, is like going for the unripe fruits while there are a lot of ripe ones.

Stars shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

Matshona Dhliwayo

So I was just thinking about how something happened today and it was quite insightful, humbling and puts things into perspective. If you look at anything, everything has it's 'story' so to speak. For instance, for me to even write this status requires an obscene amount of processes (essentially limitless). Just the biological processes that have to take place are in the trillions. Then you add the technological component, the psychology behind it(self-awareness/consciousness). Then you start looking at the macro factors behind it which include how I came into existence, how life came to be for that to occur, how earth came to be, the sun, the solar system, the galaxy, universe...etc. So the odds for all those things to occur for me to write a simple (or not so simply) status like this....is pretty fucking incredible to say the least.

Michael R. Kitay

Killing a cruelty is not a cruelty.

until the stone becomes soft, it cannot attach itself to the wall.

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Life occasionally humbles us by making us turned on by someone whom we turn off.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The incredibly powerful and enriching lifestyle of seeking beauty is a humble service of love and healing.

Consumption can be a remedy against boredom and may convey a sense of fictitious power and supremacy, by standing out from the crowd through the extravagance of the expenditure. As it becomes an addiction, however, it might be cured, if the right medication is administered : humbleness and mindful discovery of the others. (“Buying now, dying later”)

Erik Pevernagie

if you think you know all that somebody knows, you shall least know all that somebody knows. If you think you least know all that somebody knows, you shall really know all that somebody knows.

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

When Man realizes his littleness, his greatness can appear. But not before.

H.G.Wells

Pain is inevitable, yet suffering is optional. It is our heart connections that make all the difference. When we experience mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual pain – love is the one medicine that transcends any synthetic or organic drug we use to suppress pain.

Alaric Hutchinson

To worship means to go higher. If you join the one who has gone higher, you will go higher and if you speak ill of that person, you will fall down.

Though sometimes you must have an unstoppable courage, it must be with a well defined humility for purposeful living! Humility is not just good for our lives; it also greatly saves our lives, integrity and true purpose! Don’t just think you are on top of the world just because you stand on the tallest building. When the building collapses, you may be far worse than they that walk besides the building who can run away upon seeing it collapsing!

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.

Whatever we have in the glory of man is "away". Those are just not enough before we go "home" to the glory of God.

Yesterday I was clever, so I took the glory for me. Today He makes me wise, so I give the glory to Thee

If we glorify God (not self) in everything we do then everything on earth will glorify God.

Sweet wine makes drunk, sour wine (insult) is "tetelestai". Life is not about what we have done and become, but how God to be fully glorified.

Yesterday i was clever so i took the glory for me. Today HE makes me wise so i give the glory to HIM.

Big things in the glory of the world mean nothing. Small things in glory of God mean everything. Truly..., size doesn't matter in this world or in the world to come.

To be humble is to be teachable. Meek, not weak. The most humble people are the most aggressive leaders. Aggressive because to be truly taught, is to sincerely do. To lead. To start. To achieve. Willingly and urgently doing the work to make change.

The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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