"What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God."

Baldwin, Monica on humility
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"Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain."

Davis, Joe on humility
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"One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on humility
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"Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them."

Mccloy, John (Jay) on humility
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"If you would have people speak well of you, then do not speak well of yourself."

Pascal, Blaise on humility
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"No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday."

Pope, Alexander on humility
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"The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do."

Ruskin, John on humility
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"Humility like the darkness, reveals the heavenly lights."

Thoreau, Henry David on humility
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"If you are right, take the humble side -- you will help the other fellow. If you are wrong, take the humble side -- and you will help yourself."

Unknown, Source on humility
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"Humility is the ladder to divine understanding."

Unknown, Source on humility
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"The cross is the invincible sanctuary of the humble."

Cass, Eli on humility
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"Without humility there can be no humanity."

Buchan, John on humility
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"The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod."

Billings, Josh on humility
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"Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors."

Beethoven, Ludwig Van on humility
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"Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life."

Arliss, George on humility
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"It is a wise man who lives with money in the bank, it is a fool who dies that way."

Proverb, French on wealth
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"When you are as great as I am it is hard to be humble."

Ali, Muhammad on humility
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"Only those who feel little in the eyes of God, can hope to be mighty in the eyes of men."

Arndt, Ernest Moritz on humility
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"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels."

Augustine, St. on humility
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"It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment."

Bernard, St. on humility
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"Before honor is humility."

Bible on humility
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"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. [Philippians 2:3]"

Bible on humility
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"Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues."

Confucius on humility
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