Quotes about Humility
It is beautiful in a picture to wash the disciples' feet; but the sands of the real desert have no lustre in them to compensate for the servile nature of the occupation.
— John Henry Newman
Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another; good sense is not conscience, refinement is not humility, nor is largeness and justness of view faith. Philosophy, however enlightened, however profound, gives no command over the passions, no influential motives, no vivifying principles. Liberal Education makes not the Christian, not the Catholic, but the gentleman
— John Henry Newman
In passing however I must say of one thing that has pressed upon me lately and encreased my Humility and capability of submission and that is this truth - Men of Genius are great as certain ethereal Chemicals operating on the Mass of neutral intellect - but they have not any individuality, any determined Character - I would call the top and head of those who have a proper self Men of Power.
— John Keats
The best leaders are humble enough to realise their victories depend upon their people.
— John Maxwell
Except for the grace of God, I would be nobody - and that grace is the opposite of merit - human labour, education or human wisdom.
— TB Joshua
Don't be prideful with any excellence that is not your own
— Epictetus
If you have not the experience, ask. There is no shame in asking, but do not pretend you know when you don't.
— Mother Teresa
Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.
— Francis Chan
All my words are but chaff next to the faith of a simple man.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core, a matter of faith.
— Charles Swindoll
Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
— John of the Cross