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Humility Quotes
"People often told him how humble he was, but they did not mean real humility, it was merely that he did not flaunt his membership in the wealthy club, did not exercise the rights it brought-to be rude, to be inconsiderate, to be greeted rather than to greet-and because so many others like him exercised those rights, his choices were interpreted as humility."
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"Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new."
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"If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility."
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"The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be."
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"For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another."
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"Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness."
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"I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause."
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"Being put in our place by something larger, older, greater than ourselves is not a humiliation; it should be accepted as a relief from our insanely hopeful ambitions for our lives."
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"You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you."
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"I don't want to promote my own image either. I don't like going on television or mixing in literary circles."
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"To be full of yourself is to make a fool of yourself."
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"To enjoy a peaceful & Beautiful Life We should open our 'EYE' and Close our 'I'."
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"You can always tell when someone deserves the praise and recognition they receive, because it humbles them rather than inflating their ego."
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"The next time you think you're perfect, try walking on water."
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"There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status."
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"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self."
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"If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the rest."
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"Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility."
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"Eating humble pie is not very enjoyable, and it is even less so eating it alone."
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"The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it."
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"Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility."
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"If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search."
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"To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified."
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"Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a low one because a person in the latter is already, perhaps, too much humbled."
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"It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity."
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"Beware pride, it would have us seek revenge from those most deserving of our pity."
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"All rivers pay homage to the ocean for it lies lowest."
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"The more he needs God, the more deeply he comprehends he is in need of God, and then the more he in his need presses forward to God, the more perfect he is... To need God is nothing to be ashamed of but is perfection itself."
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"Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of God, and an acceptance of his commandments."
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"We don't really know anything. Those who accept this are more likely to learn something."
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"Ragamuffins are simple, direct and honest. Their speech is unaffected. They are slow to claim, 'God told me...' As they make their way through the world, they bear wordless, prophetic witness."
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