Grow Stronger Through Humility Quotes
Pride builds walls; humility builds men. The man secure enough to admit he is wrong learns faster than the man who cannot afford to be. This Character path holds history's wisest quotes on humility and staying teachable. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“The first test of a truly great man is his humility.”
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“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.”
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“A great man is always willing to be little.”
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“Always take your job seriously; never yourself.”
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“Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.”
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“True greatness is most ready to recognize and most willing to obey those simple outward laws which have been sanctioned by the experience of mankind.”
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“He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.”
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“Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues.”
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“Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
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“It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”
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“There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.”
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“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”
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“Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.”
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“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
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“You grow up the day you have your first real laugh, at yourself.”
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“Life is a long lesson in humility.”
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“Be humble always and identify with the common man; even when success and achievements want to make you proud.”
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“Admitting one's own faults is the first step to changing them, and it is a demonstration of true bravery and integrity.”
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“The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.”
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“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”
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“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
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“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.”
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“Arrogance diminishes wisdom.”
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“If you think you are the entire picture, you will never see the big picture.”
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“Men who know little say much - men who know much say little.”
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“Nobody cares about what you did in the past. Results matter where you are now.”
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“Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something.”
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“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.”
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“Stay humble or be humbled.”
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“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”
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“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.”
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“Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.”
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“Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done.”
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“He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.”
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“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.”
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“The biggest fool is one who knows everything.”
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“The less a man thinks or knows about his merits, the more we like him.”
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“Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you.”
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“Ego is the enemy.”
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“I know that I know nothing.”
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“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”
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“A wise man is humble, knowing that there is always more to learn.”
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“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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“Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.”
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“He who knows best knows how little he knows.”
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“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.”
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“Teach thy tongue to say, 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.”
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“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.”
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“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.”
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“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid instead of trying to be very intelligent.”
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