2,389 Quotes About Humility

Never pupil was more humble, never pupil more obedient; thinking nothing of himself or of anything he had done or could do, his path was open to the swiftest and highest growth. It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing. The next point will be, whether he is growing at the ratio given him. The key to the whole thing is _obedience_, and nothing else.

A star doesn’t have to announce its arrival; it just shows up and shines.

God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.

Stars shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

And then I decided to be pro me. Be pro you to the end. No more cutting up myself and serving up myself like pieces of a pie for everyone's tasteless palates. And that doesn't mean you don't know how to say sorry; because being pro you means being pro growth and pro improvement. When I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong and I say that I'm wrong. And that's how I know I'm right!

The three jewels of Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership.

Governing is not a hero's profession. It is a profession of compromises.

It would be better to be deceived a hundred times than to live a life of suspicion.

Bear in mind that humility is not timidity.