Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The... →
Saint Augustine
There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
Jane Austen
There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.
Alfred Austin
It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and... →
Saint Teresa of Avila
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be... →
Irving Babbitt
The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.
Abu Bakr
When I worked with wildlife a lot in the Eighties and Nineties, I learnt the meaning of patience. And when I worked with trees, I learned the meaning... →
James Balog
Life is a long lesson in humility.
James M. Barrie
Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.
Max Beerbohm