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

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

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

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

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. It is no
humility for a man to think read more

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. It is no
humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought, though
it might rather puzzle him to do that.

One may be humble out of pride.

One may be humble out of pride.

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.

Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.

Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.

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.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.