Quotes about Humility
Father Break my heart for what breaks yoursGive me open hands and open doorsPut your light in my eyes and let me seeThat my own little world is not about me
- Matthew West
Never underestimate yourself when you do what is right. Never overestimate yourself when you do what is wrong.
- Roy Bennett
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
- John Calvin
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
- St. Therese of Lisieux
Something very beautiful happens to people when their world's fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor.
- Marianne Williamson
The idea that you know more than the intelligence community knows, it's a little like saying, I know more about physics than my professor.
- Joe Biden
Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
- Confucius
The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
- Mahatma Gandhi
What's wrong with being a boring kind of guy?
- George H. W. Bush
I prefer to make a mistake because I am too kind than to perform miracles without any kindness.
- Mother Teresa
I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.
- Mother Teresa
Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
- Nicky Gumbel