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Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue. John Ortberg

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

William Penn

Humility is preserved when I give credit where credit is due - to God.

Mother Angelica

We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.

Abu Bakr

True humility is contentment.

Henri Frederic Amiel

I think that Benjamin Franklin felt very strongly in foreign policy in this world, that you needed to at least show some humility, especially when you were strong.

Walter Isaacson

A disease and its treatment can be a series of humiliations, a chisel for humility.

Laurel Lea

Nothing is worse than a beautiful girl fishing for compliments by saying how gross she is. On the flip side, I find genuine humility and modesty attractive.

Chris Evans

Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.

Milan Kundera

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.

Ron Fournier

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

Harvey Mackay

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.

Ted Allen

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

Swami Sivananda

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

C. S. Lewis

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.

Dee Hock

And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own.

Margaret Mead

Without humility there can be no humanity.

John Buchan

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.

George Santayana

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.

Arthur Helps

So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.

Tim Tebow

Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.

Adam Clarke

I can tell you that I never aspired to be president. I always honour something that Commander Chavez told us: that while we were in these posts, we must be clothed in humility and understand that we are here to protect the man and woman of the streets.

Nicolas Maduro

But when one believes that you've been appointed by God for a particular mission in history, you have to be very careful about that, how you speak about that. Where is the self-reflection in that? Where is the humility in that?

Jim Wallis

Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

Simone Weil

Under Pope Francis, we have seen a change at the Vatican that is reflective of the church I know and love. He approaches controversial doctrine or past wrongdoing with humility, understanding, and faith in the goodness of mankind. He has served as a voice for the voiceless and has been working to re-establish the church as a home for the homeless.

Donna Brazile

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.

William Law

Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn.

Charlie Sheen

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Fran Lebowitz

Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.

Dick Van Dyke

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Jonathan Swift

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

Debra Wilson

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.

Mignon McLaughlin

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Saadi

If we learn not humility, we learn nothing.

John Jewel

Honesty is grounded in humility and indeed in humiliation, and in admitting exactly where we are powerless.

David Whyte