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    What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God

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show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person

show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person

by Nikki Giovanni Found in: Humility Quotes,
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The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

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The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about
anything, and that all the read more

The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about
anything, and that all the pains that I have so humbly taken to
verify my notions have only wasted my time.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Humility Quotes,
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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.

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He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, read more

He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility.

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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.

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Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]

Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]

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

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

by Helen Nielsen Found in: Humility Quotes,
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We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

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

by Rabindranath Tagore Found in: Humility Quotes,
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