| Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. -- François Duc De La Rochefoucauld |
| Author:
La Rochefoucauld, FrançoisEra:
1613 |
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| The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnamity of the rich. -- Saadi |
| Author:
SaadiEra:
1184 |
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| Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace. -- George Santayana |
| Author:
Santayana, GeorgeEra:
1863 |
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| A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. -- Joseph Addison |
| Author:
Addison, JosephEra:
1672 |
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| The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. -- I Ching |
| Author:
Ching, IEra:
-1150 |
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| Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality. -- Sivananda |
| Author:
SivanandaEra:
1887 |
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| The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. -- Robert Half |
| Author:
Half, RobertEra:
1950 |
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| humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests. -- Max Beerbohm |
| Author:
Beerbohm, MaxEra:
1872 |
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| If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on. -- Immanuel Kant |
| Author:
Kant, ImmanuelEra:
1724 |
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| I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. -- John Ruskin |
| Author:
Ruskin, JohnEra:
1819 |
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| Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad. -- Sivananda |
| Author:
SivanandaEra:
1887 |
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| One may be humble out of pride. -- Michel De Montaigne |
| Author:
Montaigne, Michel DeEra:
1533 |
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