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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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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.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Humility Quotes,
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I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

by Alexander Pope 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 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,

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O be very sure
That no man will learn anything at all,
Unless he first will learn read more

O be very sure
That no man will learn anything at all,
Unless he first will learn humility.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Humility Quotes,
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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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'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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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.

by John (jay) Mccloy Found in: Humility Quotes,
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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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