2,389 Quotes About Humility

The only wisdom we can hope to acquireIs the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.

Indiscretion is weighted heavily towards youth; inaction is weighted heavily towards old age.

Yesterday I was clever, so I took the glory for me. Today He makes me wise, so I give the glory to Thee

The point that I think myself to be so terribly clever is the precise point at which I am beginning to think myself to be god-like, which causes me to become God-less.

Humility: The most quietly profound professor in the university of Christian living.

This book is dedicated to all the students I've known over the years who've taught me humility and what it means to really be a kid.

True humility emerges from a sense of wonder and awe. It’s an appreciation that our time on earth is limited but that there’s something timeless at the core of every being. Embracing humility liberates us from the egotism that drives both perfectionism and self-sabotage, opening us to a deeper experience of self-worth.

We must never adore ourselves due to the idea in our minds that we are of a certain rank/ have attained a certain position (whether this is social, economic, intellectual, or internal). But we must adore ourselves based upon our ability to connect with other human beings; to assimilate at the level of other people, no matter what level they are at.

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.