Quotes about Humility

If we want to be known in heaven and feared in hell we must be willing to lose our reputation here on earth.

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.

Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man can be humble and courageous.

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

God does not help those who help themselves; He helps those who know they cant help themselves.

The gods gave me a father who ruled over me and rid me of any trace of arrogance and showed me that one can live in a palace without bodyguards, extravagant attire, chandeliers, statues, and other luxuries. He taught me that it is possible to live instead pretty much in the manner of a private citizen without losing any of the dignity and authority a ruler must possess to discharge his imperial duties effectively.

Do you see what little is required of a man to live a well-tempered and god-fearing life? Obey these precepts, and the gods will ask nothing more.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.

Let those who think I have said too little and those who think I have said too much, forgive me; and let those who think I have said just enough thank God with me.