Humility Quotes Quotes

“Humility is the courage to be honest with yourself and those around you.”
― Ken Poirot

“I am humbled by the grace of God.
I am humbled by the beauty of this universe.
Humbled by others' kindness.
Humbled by life.
I drop down to my knees and give thanks.”
― Kamand Kojouri

“Personal dignity begins by accepting responsibility for our actions, acting humbly, and extending compassion to other people. Personal humility requires choosing living with quietness of the heart over living in the depths of animosity, despair, and discord.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Being first to ask for help in a friendship takes courage and humility.”
― Afton Rorvik, Storm Sisters: Friends Though All Seasons

“If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Humility is not an innate trait, but it can be learned. Many mistake humility for weakness. But humility is a great heart opener. It’s hard to refuse anything to a humble heart, that’s what we do with gods, we are humble before then in hope they hear our prayers. If we were to be humble with real people they would no doubt hear our prayers. But we refuse, we want to threaten, intimidate, harass, badger, blackmail, bribe them to do what we want. But a humble heart, a smile on the face is really what we need to break the ice, not a very big axe.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Book of Wisdom

“What you see in others you must first be able to recognize in yourself.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Humility does not consist in hiding our talents and virtues, or in thinking of ourselves as being worse than we are, but in realizing that all we are and all that we have are gifts bestowed upon us by God!”
― Dada J. P. Vaswani

“With each drop of tear that we shed in our times of excruciating pain, our brain constructs majestic new cellular connections to aid in the pursuit of our passion - in the pursuit of truth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Love, God & Neurons: Memoir of a scientist who found himself by getting lost

“An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“I am one and when I am one I am none, and when I am none I have won.”
― Julieanne O'Connor

“Position may separate the leader from the follower, but a title does not imply superiority.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Humility is a powerful, grounding force, if we'll allow its rightful place in our lives. It is not haughty or boastful or proud. It centers & grounds us in our wisdom, while gently reminding us of all we still have to learn. It dismantles our ego, while opening our hearts. It builds bridges instead of walls. It unified rather than divides.”
― Sharon E. Reed, Walking the Heart Path: Bite-Sized Bits of Wisdom on Living & Leading from the Inside out

“Don’t climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Enough pain will keep you humble.
Enough grief will keep you compassionate.
Enough trouble will keep you strong.
Enough hardship will keep you grateful.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Sinning when alone is easy but Worshipping alone is difficult.”
― Dr Paul Gitwaza

“Humility is the true discourse of humanity.”
― Yash Thakur

“A humble student is better than a proud scholar.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Many think attraction requires a pretty face, a tall stature, or a strong voice. For me, attraction can be summed up in one word: humility.”
― Charles F Glassman

“We are travelers traveling together in this wonderful journey called life! Sometimes we are happy and sometimes we are sad. But as long as we will travel together we will make our journey a beautiful one!”
― Avijeet Das

“Humility involves being accountable to others, listening, being other-centered to the point of personal sacrifice. Humility is not self-effacement. Humility hinges on accurate self-appraisal. A humble leader freely gives affirmations without expecting any in return. A humble leader critically examines how they are perceived by others.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Sometimes, the ones we disregarded in the past become our strongest pillar in the future.”
― Chinonye J. Chidolue

“Humility—the first gift—can help us surrender to an event outside our control, one we couldn’t prevent and was not our fault.”
― Laurie Nadel PhD

“Humility—the first gift—can help us surrender to an event outside our control, one we couldn’t prevent and was not our fault”
― Laurie Nadel, The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing and Strength When Disaster Strikes

“Humble yourself and forgive your enemies. Then watch God elevate you, to humble your enemies.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“Humility is a huge part of our faith, and prayer allows us to be humbled daily. Through prayer we can see the world as the big place that it is, and we realize then how small our problems can be. This is especially true when we pray in gratitude for what we've been given. After all, our daily small problems may seem huge at the time, but when we pray for what others in the world are going through we see them for what they are. Also, when we pray positively, we can find God changing our attitude from something negative to something far more positive”
― Mlungisi Simelane

“True humility is a way of life. Humility must be imbibed, inculcated through self-awareness.”
― Dada J. P. Vaswani

“Knowledge makes a man proud. Love makes him Humble. When knowledge is blended with love, man shines as do the angels of God. “His life becomes radiant.”
― Dada J. P. Vaswani