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PARAPHRASE: Genius is not that you are smarter than everyone else. It is that you are ready to receive the inspiration. — Albert Einstein

All converted people should labor to adorn the doctrine they profess by humility. If they can do nothing else, they can strive to be humble. — J.C. Ryle

For me, love is an enhanced state of kindness, compassion, service, respect, and humility, an emotion I feel we are all here to give and to receive. — Nathan East

Humility is what we want other people to have. — Mariah Nelson

Let us be humble and keep ourselves down: - Obedience! Humility! Detachment! — Philip Neri

With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive. — Oliver Goldsmith

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them. — John J. McCloy

Be humble and set the balls of your dreams rolling till God himself decides what next! As for "pride", allow it to go as a lone ranger! — Israelmore Ayivor

Humility, never me; it is a characteristic I expect to find in other people. — Elizabeth Taylor

We prefer humility in others - and if we prefer it in others - we can soon prefer it in ourselves. — Frederick Lenz

When ideas become gods, consciousness of harmony becomes devotion, humility, and hope. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Ironic that those most holy are least likely to see themselves that way. — Mark Buchanan

Wisdom starts in humility. — Akemi G

I did not pray for any relief, but I prayed for strength to suffer with courage, humility and love. — Brother Lawrence

Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak. — Pope Francis

We never move on from the cross. We only get a more profound understanding of the cross. — C.J. Mahaney

deep humility. There is nothing the arrogant hate more. — Stephen Harrod Buhner

Humility is a virtue that one can find, in which God in heaven rejoices ,and in His love he enfolds you, close to his heart He does bind. — Henrietta Newton Martin

Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart. — Napoleon Hill

What will be the crown of those who, humble within and humiliated without, have imitated the humility of our Savior in all its fullness! — Bernadette Soubirous

Greatness is a two-faced coin - and the reverse is humility. — Marguerite Steen

A man who knows what it is to have humility is a vain man. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Regular, modest failures are actually essential to many forms of resilience. — Andrew Zolli

Growing old is humbling and it takes effort to accomplish this stage of life with dignity. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Practice radical humility. He (or she)who masters the art of humility cannot be humiliated ... — Ralph Waldo Emerson

False humility is more insulting than open pride! — Brandon Mull

The hard part about one being tough yet meek is the illusion of being a punching bag. — Criss Jami

Integrity comes not from privilege, textbooks, or profession, but from being grounded in humility. — Charles F. Glassman

Pride will tell you, you don't need crutches, but humility is more powerful than pride. — Lorilyn Roberts

When allowed to return to the class, your feelings of humility and lonesomeness will render you a much finer student and person. — Naomi Shihab Nye

No reproach for a person willing to give honorable service in the passion to become wise. — Plato

Humility is probably the most difficult virtue to realize. — Thomas Yellowtail

I am open to comments, I accept with with all humility, or at least what I can muster at short notice. — Neil Leckman

God gave us feelings to feel them, not to judge them. He is the Judge. — Jason Gray

Nietzsche tended to equate the memorable with the painful. — Harold Bloom

Humility means you're willing to give someone a bigger slice of the pie. — Frederick Lenz

Humility is a do thing, not a feel thing. Humility is an action, not a style. — James MacDonald

As long as you are proud, you cannot know God. — C.S. Lewis

It takes just a litte attitudinal slip to show a big pride. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

[T]o really try to be informed and literate today is to feel stupid nearly all the time, and to need help. — David Foster Wallace

If you really have humility when you love, there is only one thought: "What can I do for my beloved?" — Frederick Lenz

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had. — Gary Vaynerchuk

The walls you put between yourself and other people doesn't just keep them away, it also keeps God away. — Shannon L. Alder

A humble coward is better than a proud warrior. — Matshona Dhliwayo

With every day that passes I am more convinced that the act of writing is a concious act of humility. — Roberto Bolano

He wrote as a young man that God's noblest gift was the gift of an inquiring mind. — John Adams

The truth posed a great dilemma for a man who always had to be right, and yet, for all his grandeur, was often wrong. — David Halberstam

Some people are so impoverished all they have is gold. — Michelle Moran

Humble me so I do what is right. Break me so I cling to You. Expose me so my motives stay pure. — Alisa Hope Wagner

Development is a voluntary process. You need a positive decision to make the right steps, but it starts with introspection. — Thomas L. Friedman

The ring always believes that the finger lives for it. — Malcolm De Chazal

Humility and patience are the surest proofs of the increase of love. — John Wesley

Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility. — Charles Koch

Running is always an exercise in humility. — Kristin Armstrong

Godly fear, faith, and humility is the true threefold cord that can't easily be broken (see Ecclesiastes 4:12). — John Bevere

Humility is the only lens though which great things can be seen
and once we have seen them, humility is the only posture possible. — Parker J. Palmer

Ego, being love's kryptonite; two souls must be on the same page of humility. — T.F. Hodge

Humility is first, second and third in Christianity. — Saint Augustine

Pride makes us artificial; humility makes us real — Thomas Merton

Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility. — Adam Clarke

Modest humility is beauty's crown. — Friedrich Schiller

If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering. — Katerina Stoykova Klemer

I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary. — Helen Keller

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. — Mahatma Gandhi

It's probably possible to gain humility by means other than repeated humiliation, but repeated humiliation works very well. — Mark Vonnegut

Nothing amuses people more than a cocky guy who starts losing. — Criss Jami

...love is as much an art as painting or living; it requires practice, finesse, determination, humility, energy and delicacy. — Hannah Mary Rothschild

Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana. — B.K.S. Iyengar

Modesty is the citadel of beauty. — Demades

Enjoy the mountains; they have beauty and wisdom for us if we approach them with humility, respect, and knowledge. — Charles Houston

Peace can only be achieved by a contrite spirit, open communication and tolerance. — Shannon L. Alder

Pride is the archenemy of ministry. — Beth Moore

Humility means coming to the root of the matter, honestly looking at yourself and saying: "This is me for better or for worse." — Frederick Lenz

Submission is not in the bowing of heads or knees but in the humbling of your whole being (spirit, soul and body) — Ikechukwu Izuakor

Humility is a natural symptom of those who love God. — Radhanath Swami

I've grown more OK with mystery as I've gotten older. — Matt Chandler

Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot. — Thomas Moore

Some forty years of experience in my field as a scholar and as a teacher have given me great confidence mixed with greater humility. — George Sarton

He must become an apprentice to ordinary life. — Paul C. Nagel

True will is quiet humility, resilience, and flexibility; the other kind of will is weakness disguised by bluster and ambition. — Ryan Holiday

Is there so much suffering, so much death? I was told that God's ways are incomprehensible, and that in many cases, a Job-like humility — James Wood

Being a humble person, she gave her pie shop a humble name - PIE. — Sarah Weeks

We must steel ourselves against utopias and be content with a slightly better state. — Will Durant

Imagination takes humility, love and great courage. — Carson McCullers

I see in Jesus not only the supreme act of humility in God, but the supreme act of humanity in God. — William Porcher Dubose

Humility fears not humiliation. — John Spencer Yantiss

He found his voice in the silences, where he could sing as loud and as long as he wanted with no one to complain of it. — Geraldine Brooks

Humility is a Quality not a Weakness — Paul Gitwaza

Being business minded requires you to always approach things with humility and respect. — Strive Masiyiwa

Church is not meant to be fun. It's meant to be formative. — Matt Chandler

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change. — Frank Lloyd Wright

Learning from each mistake requires self-awareness and humility, but it can be one of the biggest keys to reaching your full potential. — Amy Morin

I respect the decision of others. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and k humility comes before honor. — Anonymous

If we can't accept what we don't know, there really is no hope. — Rachel Joyce

Inside that Colonel, there's a private that needs to be cuddled and held just like the rest of us." Hawkeye — M*A*S*H Episode Guide Team

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility. — Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Do not confuse humility with humiliation. — Alan Cohen

The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does. — John C. Maxwell

I read them (articles TR wrote on his honeymoon) all over to Edith and her corrections and help were most valuable to me. — Doris Kearns Goodwin