You must therefore conceal from the patient the true end of Humility. Let him think of it not as self-forgetfulness but as a certain kind of opinion (namely, a low opinion) of his own talents and character. Some talents, I gather, he really has. Fix in his mind the idea that humility consists in trying […]
Humility - Humble Quotes
The foundation of humility is truth. The humble man sees himself as he is. If his depreciation of himself were untrue, it would not be praiseworthy, and would be a form of hypocrisy, which is one of the evils of Pride. The man who is falsely humble, we know from our own experience, is one […]
Let us act with humility, cast ourselves at one another’s feet, join hands with each other, and help one another. For here we battle not against pope or emperor, but against the devil, and do you imagine that he is asleep?
Humility makes great men twice honorable.
The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces.
Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.
I’ve never had a humble opinion in my life. If you’re going to have one, why bother to be humble about it?
Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people’s characters.
