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    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.

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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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The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

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'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.

'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Humility Quotes,
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Don't be so humble--you are not that great.

Don't be so humble--you are not that great.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Humility Quotes,
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Lowliness is the base of every virtue,
And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.

Lowliness is the base of every virtue,
And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Humility Quotes,
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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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Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

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

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One may be humble out of pride.

One may be humble out of pride.

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Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.

Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.

by James Montgomery Found in: Humility Quotes,
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