Quotes about humbleness

An arrogant rich and a humble poor both need help! The former needs help to be human the latter needs help to live humanely!

Unfortunately what is little recognized is that the most worthwhile scientific books are those in which the author clearly indicates what he does not know for an author most hurts his readers by concealing difficulties.

true humility is when you can surprise yourself more than others the rest is either shyness or good marketing

A person who is humble would never be abusive or selfish so don't abuse yourself or withhold self-love or self-care.

The incredibly powerful and enriching lifestyle of seeking beauty is a humble service of love and healing.

Life occasionally humbles us by making us turned on by someone whom we turn off.

Killing a cruelty is not a cruelty.

until the stone becomes soft, it cannot attach itself to the wall.

So I was just thinking about how something happened today and it was quite insightful, humbling and puts things into perspective. If you look at anything, everything has it's 'story' so to speak. For instance, for me to even write this status requires an obscene amount of processes (essentially limitless). Just the biological processes that have to take place are in the trillions. Then you add the technological component, the psychology behind it(self-awareness/consciousness). Then you start loo

Mere talents does not give glory to God but a humble heart.

I examined the poets, and I look on them as people whose talent overawes both themselves and others, people who present themselves as wise men and are taken as such, when they are nothing of the sort.From poets, I moved to artists. No one was more ignorant about the arts than I; no one was more convinced that artists possessed really beautiful secrets. However, I noticed that their condition was no better than that of the poets and that both of them have the same misconceptions. Because the most

To worship means to go higher. If you join the one who has gone higher, you will go higher and if you speak ill of that person, you will fall down.

Pain is inevitable, yet suffering is optional. It is our heart connections that make all the difference. When we experience mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual pain – love is the one medicine that transcends any synthetic or organic drug we use to suppress pain.

When Man realizes his littleness, his greatness can appear. But not before.

The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise.

Though sometimes you must have an unstoppable courage, it must be with a well defined humility for purposeful living! Humility is not just good for our lives; it also greatly saves our lives, integrity and true purpose! Don’t just think you are on top of the world just because you stand on the tallest building. When the building collapses, you may be far worse than they that walk besides the building who can run away upon seeing it collapsing!

We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.

The better we become, the higher we climb. The higher we climb, the bigger our ego. The bigger the ego, the harder it is for us to look at others the same way we did before as we can get so full of ourselves we lose our true self. Always be humble. Even if you're good. Always.

Uttering foul words, while there are the sweetest of words, is like going for the unripe fruits while there are a lot of ripe ones.

Stars shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

For the vile human pigs in life; the sloppy, disheveled, uncaring dregs, the ungrateful, and especially for the vicious, negative emotional peasants — there will only continue to be the hard and painful lessons you so desperately need. The invisible hand will hold you in your wretched place until your last breath — unless you evolve. If you are cruel and ignorant the invisible fist will pound you into oblivion until you submit, humble yourself and soften your hard heart.

We are all just humble students of the world.

The middle class were invented to give the poor hope; the poor, to make the rich feel special; the rich, to humble the middle class.

Selflessness is humility. ... humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free.

A student must be humbled to trained by teacher.

Maslow was right... Insecurity is main source of ego and aggression... Achievements and success leads to humbleness... It takes a lifetime... to understand nothing matters..

Formal education and current position can define your worthiness. What makes you extraordinary is defined by your attitude towards others.

A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn't know much.

But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.

Wind-voice looked in amazement at the sword in his claws. “I—I’ll keep it safe,” he muttered to Winger. “For the hero, when he comes…”Winger was smiling a light, dreamy smile that radiated all over his thin face. “The hero is here, Wind-voice,” he said, awed. “You’re the hero.

While you are so busy trying to make yourself humble,many are persistently and quietly promoting themselves.

Seek for illumination of self, and then the world, through the simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love.

As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations tob e induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all, so do you also not wait for clappings of hands and shouts of praise tob e induced to do good, but be a doer of good voluntarily and you will be beloved as much as the sun.

If you feel deserve to judge the arrogant,it's a sign that you're so far of humbleness.

The humble one is the better one.

All of yesterday's ballers are today's road sweepers.

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.

The subtle whispers, cues and nudges are there as guideposts, to gently carry the humble listener along the path back to the source and the true self.

Surrender is not a weakness, but rather an empowering state of humility.

Be humble and set the balls of your dreams rolling till God himself decides what next! As for "pride", allow it to go as a lone ranger!

How sweet is that? I know I'm no boy expert, but I have heard entire lectures on reading body language, and I have to say that assuming that a person will have forgotten your name is way high on my "indicators of humbleness" list (not that I have one, but I totally have a starting point now).

Some of you need a lesson in humility. While your arrogance may give you a sense of power, it may serve you better to put it aside. Those are the times you will be the light of the world.

I am thankful for all blessings and lessons learned that have given me peace and solace which I try to share with great humility and humbleness.

Humility is never about being small, unseen and unnoticed. Humility is really about expressing all the wonder you are in a way that all people see is the awesomeness and greatness of GOD.

We could never agree about Boogie and I didn't share Miriam's reverence for professors. In fact, just in case I haven't mentioned it before, the pride of my office wall is my framed high-school graduation certificate, lit from above. Miriam has reproached me for it. "Take it down, darling," she once pleaded. But it still hangs there.

The greatest danger, of course, was to believe that I was equal to them, because assurance can morph into arrogance that Death loves to prove unfounded.

If somebody accepts you as you are, it doesn't mean that you're talented, it means they are generous enough to give you a chance to prove your worth. Stay humble!

Quit pretending to be humble when you are really just a self-abusing, emotional, drama junkie.

There's a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn't say it himself.

Adversity sure does gives you trouble, but it keeps you humble.

You need not to love everyone, but you need to be polite with everyone, people will appreciate your politeness more than your love, because politeness is sweeter than love.

A humble man rises to great heights and an arrogant man falls deep into the pit he tries to dig for others.

If you were really humble you would be great, because humility would never squander the magnificent gift of life.

Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like similes. I am more humble. I am a mere street scavenger (chiffonier) of science. With my hook in my hand and my basket on my back, I go about the streets of science, collecting what I find.

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation but as a question.[A caution he gives his students, to be wary of dogmatism.]

The simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love is the invincible fire of transformation for healing the world.

I think nothing is good, I really think it is.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Real humility knows how to slam a door closed and say no more. You can't be humble without self-love.

If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you.

The wisest word man reaches is the humblest he can speak.

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

Make no mistake about it, no matter how kind, meek, humble and soft your giving heart is — you are a warrior!

Do not go by my humble beginnings. Be wary of my enormous vision.

​You can always tell when someone deserves the praise and recognition they receive, because it humbles them rather than inflating their ego.

Don't let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.

Humbleness is the heart of happiness.

No amount of pics posted on your web, homepage, blog etc is going to change your devastated image but another humble restarts.

With the wolves around, your humbleness is your worst adversary.