Quotes about Humility
He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
- Samuel Johnson
I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.
- Edmund Hillary
How old do you have to get before wisdom descends like a plastic bag over your head and you learn to keep your big mouth shut? Maybe never. Maybe you get more frivolous with age.
- Margaret Atwood
Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I've exhausted every possibility.
- Confucius
If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those who love you, and generous to those who adore you.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
He who despises a poor man's wisdom has turned away great riches.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Have gracious thoughts of your neighbors, kind thoughts of your friends, loving thoughts of your family, and humble thoughts of yourself.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
A wise servant is better than a foolish ruler.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
f you are too good to look after God's trash, you are not good enough to look after God's treasure.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Calling the cat stupid never made the mice wise.
- Marty Rubin
A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.
- Matshona Dhliwayo