Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.

Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.

Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows

Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the read more

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.

Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, read more

We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of
our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our
naked skins.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I read more

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to read more

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.