"If you are proud for bad reasons, shame waits around the corner."

Humility, Pride, Shame, Ego, Morality

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"Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

Humility, Right, Self

"Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

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"Turn thy crown upside down! You need to feel how it is to kneel as those less fortunate than your noble deal."

Stanley Victor Paskavich, American Politician

Humility, Empathy, Nobility, Perspective

"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Humility, Kindness, Generosity, Secrecy

"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Humility, God, Man, Mankind, Study

"A minister is coming down every generation nearer and nearer to the common level of the useful citizen - no oracle at all but a man of more than average moral instincts who if he knows anything knows how little he knows."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Humility, Knowledge, Morality, Wisdom

"The secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Humility, Success, God, Discovery

"I don't know how to talk to you, Mrs. Huntingdon . . . you are only half a woman - your nature must be half human, half angelic. Such goodness overawes me; I don't know what to make of it."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

Humility, Judgment, Relationship, Emotion

"It's easy to be humble when your life's prosper.Nothing could be denigrated when life's so poor."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Humility, Wisdom, Truth, Power, Regret

"I have been called arrogant myself in my time, and hope to earn the title again, but to claim that I am privy to the secrets of the universe and its creator - that's beyond my conceit."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Humility, Arrogance, Universe, Secrets, Conceit

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"Never close your hands in the face of evil fate, get up and rebel against it."

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"An entrepreneur is a man who knows he can fail, but he does not accept to fail before he actually fails, and when he fails he learns from his errors and moves on."

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"The reason you don't succeed in life is because you are too lenient with your deadly enemies. Identify them and eradicate them completely, don't let any of their seed escape your vengeful sword. Don't negotiate with the enemy and never make deals with them. Only after you have wiped them out of the map will success smile at you."

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"Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity."

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"Theologians should study in a seminary and before graduating they should make a visit to heaven and hell after which they should submit their thesis and graduate."

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"Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self."

"Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness."

"Turn thy crown upside down! You need to feel how it is to kneel as those less fortunate than your noble deal."

"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."

"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man."

"A minister is coming down every generation nearer and nearer to the common level of the useful citizen - no oracle at all but a man of more than average moral instincts who if he knows anything knows how little he knows."

"The secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God."

"I don't know how to talk to you, Mrs. Huntingdon . . . you are only half a woman - your nature must be half human, half angelic. Such goodness overawes me; I don't know what to make of it."

"It's easy to be humble when your life's prosper.Nothing could be denigrated when life's so poor."

"I have been called arrogant myself in my time, and hope to earn the title again, but to claim that I am privy to the secrets of the universe and its creator - that's beyond my conceit."

Explore more quotes by Bangambiki Habyarimana

"When something looks impossible, don't give up without testing its impossibility."

"Only the strong will remain, all the weak will be consumed by fire."

"Never close your hands in the face of evil fate, get up and rebel against it."

"An entrepreneur is a man who knows he can fail, but he does not accept to fail before he actually fails, and when he fails he learns from his errors and moves on."

"Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity."

"A final victory is a succession of small victories."

"Who can resist when destiny calls?"

"Fortune is a goddess that reveals herself only to people who seek her."

"Theologians should study in a seminary and before graduating they should make a visit to heaven and hell after which they should submit their thesis and graduate."