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I prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and of our own being.
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.
I want to unite our people and our country. I will serve you with humility and force in the name of liberte, egalite, fraternite.
I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.
You shouldn't take pride in your natural talents any more than you should take pride in your sex, your race or color of your hair
...for chess, that superb, cold, infinitely satisfying anodyne to life, I feel the ardour of a lover, the humility of a disciple.
For me, a good portrait shows the fragility and humility of the person, and at the same time a strength, a resting in themselves.
To counter-balance the natural humility of motherhood, I garden ... In the garden, more than any place, I really feel successful.
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly or mean.
When I hear a man applauded by the mob I always feel a pang of pity for him. All he has to do to be hissed is to live long enough.
All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved only through humility.
Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.
When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall never be taken from you.
Should you ask me what is the first thing in religion, I should reply that the first, second, and third thing therein is humility.
My inspiration is coming more and more from the way I feel and the gratitude I feel. The older you get the more humility you have.
Truth must the guide of those who hold the power; but humility is their sign, the promise that their privileges are in safe hands.
The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level of existence.
One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.
Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.
Your emotions are exposed when you play golf: humility, pride, anger, it all comes out with each swing. You lay it all on the line.
Not as men of science , not as critics , not as philosophers , but as little children , shall we enter into the kingdom of heaven .
In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.
If you have doubt about a person's humility or smarts, don't ignore it. More often than not, there is something causing that doubt.
The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.
Humility means freedom. It provides growth and takes you out of the cycle of change that you are currently in, which is stagnation.
The fact that you see a manifold world with different times, places and conditions -this exists only because of a lack of humility.
Humility is the only lens though which great things can be seen--and once we have seen them, humility is the only posture possible.
If thou wouldst find much favor and peace with God and man, be very low in thine own eyes; forgive thyself little, and others much.
Humility is the softening shadow before the stature of Excellence, And lieth lowly on the ground, beloved and lovely as the violet.
Some forty years of experience in my field as a scholar and as a teacher have given me great confidence mixed with greater humility.
Humility is more powerful than egoistic pride. Water is more powerful than the strongest cliff and Love is more powerful than might.
The importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the truth.
Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.
The patience and the humility of the face she loved so well was a better lesson to Jo than the wisest lecture, the sharpest reproof.
But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.
And when we would make much of that which cannot matter much to thee, forgive us -a frequent part of the prayer that opened sermons.
I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.
Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
It doesn't matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather.
Join the community of saints and know the delight of your own Soul. Enter the ruins of your Heart and Learn the Meaning of Humility.
This is God's way, the way of humility. It is the way of Jesus; there is no other. And there can be no humility without humiliation.
Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.
Pride juggles with her toppling towers, They strike the sun and cease, But the firm feet of humility They grip the ground like trees.
Sincerity must be bought at a price: the humility to recognize our innumerable errors, and fidelity in tirelessly setting them right.
Adventurers tend to prance about the ladder of success, fearing less the sensation of a great fall than the humility of hanging idle.
This was a splendid life. Splendid in its obscurity and humility, splendid in its strength and charity, splendid in its achievements.
If you accept such love with purity and humility, you will understand that Love is neither giving nor receiving -it is participating.
Inspiration comes only to those who seek it with humility toward their own achievements and reverence toward the achievements of God.