2,389 Quotes About Humility

Most Africans whom we consider primitive are humble

The most painful thing about having your loved one killed by water is that you still need their killer to survive.

You know, in my opinion, being ridiculous is sometimes even a good thing, and better than that: we can forgive one another more quickly, and acquire humilty more quickly; after all, we can't understand everything at once, we can't begin directly from perfection!

The essential attributes of a great leader are a positive attitude, humility, and gratitude.

We have control over when, how, and where to plant a seed, not over what it will become.

Our survival is a result, not of caution or wisdom, but of pure luck.

It is only kindness and love, which can change the human heart.

Speaking a painful truth should be done only in love - like wielding a sword with no hilt - it should pain oneself in direct proportion to the amount of force exerted.

Violinists wear the imprint on their necks with prideFor they are the players of harmony.Pilgrims, too, wear the imprint on their foreheads with prideFor they are the conductors of unity.And Lovers? Why, they are made humble by the imprint on their heartsFor they are merely the instruments of rhapsody.