quotations about humility
How happy in his low degree,
How rich in humble poverty, is he,
Who leads a quiet country life;
Discharged of business, void of strife.
JOHN DRYDEN
Imitation of Horace
Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.
BILL WILSON
As Bill Sees It
Pride juggles with her toppling towers,
They strike the sun and cease,
But the firm feet of humility
They grip the ground like trees.
G.K. CHESTERTON
The Ballad of the White Horse
Humility is the oil that smoothes and soothes relationships.
RICHARD WARREN
The Purpose Driven Life
Spare the humble, but crush the proud.
VIRGIL
attributed, Day's Collacon
Perfect humility dispenses with modesty.
C. S. LEWIS
The Weight of Glory
Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.
DAVID RICHO
The Five Things We Cannot Change