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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“I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof.”
“I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.”
“Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity.”
“Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.”
“The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.”
“Too humble to start. Or too confident to keep learning.”
“When I had all the answers, the questions changed.”
“Blessed are those who are not afraid to admit that they don’t know something.”
“The moment a leader allows himself to become the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse. This is one of the key reasons why less charismatic leaders often produce better long-term results than their more charismatic counterparts.”
“Charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you.”
“For leaders to make something great, their ambition has to be for the greatness of the work and the company, rather than for themselves.”
“Wisdom is the child of integrity—being integrated around principles. And integrity is the child of humility and courage.”
“I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.”
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