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Humility Quotes

Quotes on staying modest and teachable.

Humility is treated here as a discipline rather than a mood: older guidance holds that instruction and principle must shape a person before courtesy follows, while another line argues that real ability shines brighter when set beside modesty instead of pride.

The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter.

Quotes by Adelbert von Chamisso

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

Quotes by Adam Clarke

The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

There is one common thing in superstars - enthusiasm and humility towards their work. Off sets, they are big stars for others, and they carry themselves the way they want to. When they are working, they are not stars.

Quotes by Abhishek Bachchan

Emotion Quotes

Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.

Quotes by Xun Kuang

There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta.

Quotes by William Osler

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.

Quotes by William Penn

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.

Quotes by William Law

Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces.

Quotes by William Gurnall

Grace Quotes

And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.

Quotes by Vince Cable

Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings - stories that taught us of the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility.

Quotes by Tom Hiddleston

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

Quotes by Timothy Radcliffe

My philosophy is really based on humility. I don't think we know enough to fix either diagnostics or therapeutics. The future of psychiatry is clinical neuroscience, based on a much deeper understanding of the brain.

Quotes by Thomas R. Insel

Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Quotes by Thomas Moore

Simplicity Quotes

It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility.

Quotes by Tariq Ramadan

Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness.

Quotes by Susan Glaspell

Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doesn't help you in acting. For acting, humility isn't the best thing. It'll weaken your work.

Quotes by Steven Yeun

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

Quotes by Steven Tyler

What's hard, it seems, is living up to the words spoken by Jesus Christ, who preached naught but love and mercy and justice and humility.

Quotes by Steven Weber

Strength Quotes

Look, I'm not expecting the establishment to suddenly open their arms to Donald Trump. But considering their own role in creating the long-term challenges that this president is now addressing, could they just show a little humility before embarking on...

Quotes by Steve Hilton

One entry even applies humility to public life, framing it as accepting no single side holds every answer. Readers may also like Suvichar or Prayers on humility.