You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
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.
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.
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going . . . let the
other be where read more
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going . . . let the
other be where he may.
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have read more
The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
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.