Humility
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.
- Addison, Joseph
Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.
- Beerbohm, Max
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.
- Ching, I
The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.
- Half, Robert
Excessive Humility is a sign of a scoundrel.
- Hindu Proverb
If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
- Kant, Immanuel
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
- La Rochefoucauld, François
One may be humble out of pride.
- Montaigne, Michel De
I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.
- Ruskin, John
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
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
