Quotes on humility
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.
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William Hazlitt Quotes
If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings.
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Welsh Proverb Quotes
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
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Oliver Herford Quotes
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
In all that surrounds him the egotist sees only the frame of his own portrait.
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J. Petit-Senn Quotes
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
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Unknown Author Quotes
Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self it is no humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought, though it might rather puzzle him to do that.
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon Quotes
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.
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Jean Baptiste Lacordaire Quotes
If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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Ted Turner Quotes
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.
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Frank Leahy Quotes
Humility is not disgraceful, and carries no loss of true pride.
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Unknown Author Quotes
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
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Unknown Author Quotes
Six essential qualities that are the key to success Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.
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Dr. William Claire Menninger Quotes
Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
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Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes
It wasn't until quite late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know!"
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Somerset Maugham Quotes
If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.
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Ted Turner Quotes
It ain't the heat, it's the humility.
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Lawrence Peter Berra Quotes
When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high.
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Mary H. Waldrip Quotes
True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
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Edward Frederick Halifax Quotes
Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.
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Wilson Mizner Quotes
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.
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Abraham Lincoln Quotes
The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.
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Joseph Priestley Quotes
Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon Quotes
Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength and idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.
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Dee W. Hock Quotes
Wash out your ego every once in a while, as cleanliness is next to godliness not just in body but in humility as well.
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Abbe Yeux-verdi Quotes
Modesty: The art of encouraging people to find out for themselves how wonderful you are.
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Author Unknown Quotes
You shouldn't gloat about anything you've done; you ought to keep going and find something better to do.
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David Packard Quotes
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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François Duc de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.
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Dwight Morrow Quotes
Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.
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Mark L. Mika Quotes
Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are.
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Unknown Author Quotes
Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
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Barry Switzer Quotes
It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.
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Andrew J. Holmes Quotes
With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
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Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
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Author Unknown Quotes
There are a billion people in China. It's not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a BILLION people. That means even if you're a one-in-a-million type of guy, there are still a thousand guys exactly like you.
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A. Whitney Brown Quotes
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.
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William Safire Quotes
Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.
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Earl of Chesterfield Quotes
We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm.
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Winston Churchill Quotes
Swallow your pride occasionally, it's non-fattening!
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Author Unknown Quotes
If we were to be asked suddenly to give a definition of humility we would doubtless be greatly embarrassed.
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Edwin Holt Hughes Quotes
Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Fran Lebowitz Quotes
I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility.
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John Ruskin Quotes
Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast mastered.
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H Hahn Blavatsky Quotes