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.

Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.

Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.

The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own
esteem.
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The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own
esteem.
- Charles Hadden Spurgeon,

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

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

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.

God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.

God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

One may be humble out of pride.

One may be humble out of pride.

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.