2,389 Quotes About Humility

Teachability that emanates from expressed humility is a must-have trait in a world where skills are depreciating in value as soon as they're learned.

What happens to job performance if we don’t practice humility in the form of self-awareness? We risk overestimating our abilities, which can result in insufficient effort, missed deadlines, and lower quality of work—all of which can add up to decreased performance.

Humility is not, therefore, simply a low regard for oneself; rather, it is a proper view of oneself that is low in comparison to God and in recognition of our own fallenness. "Humility is thinking less about yourself, not thinking less of yourself.

Seeing who we really are--which requires seeing ourselves in relationship to God--is true humility.Humility is taking our place, no matter how small (or big), and fulfilling that place with a heart overflowing with love.

In taking a bath one is admitting he is dirty. In humility, he strips off all dignity and return as-was-born for natural cleaning.

I want you to remember that you can’t always smile your way around a fight. If someone pulls steel on you, I expect you to survive. Sometimes that means giving back in kind. Sometimes it means running like your arse is on fire. Always it means knowing which is the right choice.

I saw it happening but could not stop it. Humility came to me too late. I'm a living proverb; learn from me.

It has been well demonstrated that you can change your life by changing your attitude toward it. People ask, “How is life treating you?” A better question is, “How are you treating life?

You will take no more than you need, and waste nothing. People will attempt to buy your friendship. They will lavish things upon you. Accept nothing but the barest of human necessities.