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Humility: Quotations
“Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues.”
~ Confucius
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
~ Matthew 5.5Moses was very meek, above all men on face of the earth.
~ Numbers 12:3Jesus said, “I am meek and lowly in heart.”
~ Matthew 11:29,30“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
~ James 4:6Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
~ Matthew 23:12Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall
~ Proverbs 16:18“Humility, like darkness, reveals the heavenly lights.”
~ Henry David Thoreau“We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore“It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.
It is healthy to be reminded that
the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi“I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal.
I own, however, that I have humility enough
to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.”
~ Mahatma GandhiThe more we know we’re no one,
the more we’re seen as someone.
~ Ron Rattner, Sutra Sayings