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the individual never asserts him or
herself
more than when they forget themselves.
andre gide |
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no
need to discount yourself in order to achieve humility;
neither can you attain humility by overestimating what you are.
humility is your correct weight; no more, no less.
fred
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humility is the
acceptance of the
possibility that someone else
can teach you something else
you do not know already, especially
about yourself.
conversely, pride and arrogance
close the door to the mind.
arthur deikman
only
those who feel good about
who they are can express humility.
sanaya
roman
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discount the one who immediately starts out
to tell you all about his or her accomplishments or achievements.
if they are good and lasting, others will tell you about them.
the big person does not have to brag. the little person
thinks he or she must.
fred van amburgh |
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the
casting down of our spirits in true humility is but like throwing
a ball
to the ground, which makes it rebound the higher towards heaven.
john mason |
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it
is not a great thing to be humble when you are brought low;
but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare
attainment.
st.
bernard |
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| humility is the
surest sign of strength.
thomas merton |
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if you are humble,
nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because
you know what you are.
mother teresa |
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humility is to make a right
estimate of one's self.
charles spurgeon |
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dignity.
james russell lowell |
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humility
is to the virtues what the chain is to the rosary: remove
the chain,
and all the beads escape; take away humility, and all the virtues
disappear.
the cure d'ars |
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people
often exult the defeat of another forgetting that, some other
time,
their own defeat will be the cause of jubilation for others.
so, humility
in all the conditions of life is the way to enjoy peace.
papa
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humility is the highest of all virtues.
you can destroy your egotism
by developing this virtue alone. you can influence people.
you can become a magnet to attract the world.
it must be genuine. feigned humility is hypocrisy.
robert collier |
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God can do
great things through the person
who doesn't care who gets the credit.
robert
schuller |
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humility
must always be doing its work like a bee
making its honey in the hive: without humility all will be
lost.
teresa of avila |
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