Quotes About Being Humble

#1. You see, when there is danger, a good leader takes the front line. But when there is celebration, a good leader stays in the back room. If you want the cooperation of human beings around you, make them feel that they are important. And you do that by being humble.

Nelson Mandela

#2. Patience is timing, just being humble and being the most quiet person in the room.

Raheem Devaughn

#3. Being humble doesn't mean you lose; it means you have won. Give the victory to others.

Tsem Tulku

#4. The keys to the life of the heart lie in reflecting upon the Quran, being humble before Allah in secret, and leaving sins.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

#5. It's a humbling thing being humble.

Maurice Clarett

#6. Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.

Larry Hagman

#7. The moment you stop being humble is the moment you stop learning.

Ben Tolosa

#8. I grew to understand or really grasp a sense of what the power of being humble is - that becomes a practice. Otherwise you'll be crushed by your fear of being humiliated. It'll control you the rest of your life. I really understood that. I haven't mastered it, I haven't come close to it.

Caroline Myss

#9. Being humble is cooler than being famous.

Robin Sharma

#10. What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.

James Caan

#11. I believe we shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavouring to know God, for, beholding His greatness we are struck by our own baseness, His purity shows our foulness, and by meditating on His humility we find how very far we are from being humble. 11.

Teresa Of Avila

#12. Foaly twitched his tail contentedly. Genius. No point in being humble about it.

Eoin Colfer

#13. I reached a point where I didn't think I was that great. I'm not being humble. I was looking at things and thinking: 'You're not really good in that'. I think I was becoming boring as well as bored. It was nobody's fault except mine - probably - and it might not even be my fault.

Michael Keaton

#14. By being high, you become low and by being low, you become high. By being humble, you become high.

Choa Kok Sui

#15. How do I stay humble? Because I'm the best at being humble.

Dave Grohl

#16. Being humble and sweet is the hardest thing you can do.

Jemima Kirke

#17. Most important are the lessons of being humble, being a giver, and generally being a loving and caring person for people. That is something that I am trying to instill in my kids and all the kids around the world.

Raheem Devaughn

#18. When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both

Bob Goff

#19. Never be proud but show humility towards others, true wisdom lies in being humble.

Radhe Maa

#20. Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means standing firmly for principle, even in the fact of opposition.

Stephen Covey

#21. We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.

Teresa Of Avila

#22. You don't lose anythings by being humble. A humble person will win the heart of a King.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#23. Pride is a human nature and it's good for people to be proud of themselves, achievements, etc. but too much of anything is not healthy. Humble is pride exhibited through humility, so be humble and prideful about being humble.

Uzoma Nnadi

#24. Virtue is concerned with what we do, and honour is concerned with how we do it. You can fight a war in an honourable way - the Geneva Convention exists for that very reason - and you can enforce the peace without any honour at all. In its essence, honour is the art of being humble.

Gregory David Roberts

#25. There's a difference to being humble and being humbled

Fraser Young

#26. When you said you were a terrible singer, I thought you were being humble. But you weren't.

Paul McCartney

#27. Maybe that's what love is all about. Being humble enough to admit you can't make it on your own. You need a person in order to call a place home. You need love to save you from yourself. You need to love another person so you give a little something every day.

Katie Kacvinsky

#28. The primary condition for being sincere is the same as for being humble: not to boast about it, and probably not even to be aware of it.

Henri Peyre

#29. Being cool, like being humble or radical, is a perfectly elusive goal that you fail at the minute you reveal that you are trying to succeed.

Christine Jeske

#30. Being humble doesn't work as well as being aware.

Drake

#31. The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me.

David Lindsay-Abaire

#32. It's interesting with my blog, because it feels to me less like a blog and more like a forum, because my readers are so funny and leave hysterical comments. And I'm not being humble when I say that very often, the comments are so much better than the post originally was.

Jenny Lawson

#33. I've come to believe one of the reasons God designed marriage was to help us grow in holiness and character. We get to practice on a daily basis being humble, kind, sacrificial, self-controlled, and so much more.

Jody Hedlund

#34. Every Christian has a choice between being humble or being humbled.

Charles Spurgeon

#35. The musical is amazing. i mean,i don't throw around that word very often unless im talking about myself. Being humble is one of my many fine qualities.
IGN Interview May 2009

Green Day

#36. Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

Gordon B. Hinckley

#37. I kind of grew up my whole life as an underdog. I had two older brothers who would beat on me and then let me know I wasn't much compared to them. And it's still like that. Guys like that keep you humble, being around them every day and realizing I'm still the little brother to them.

A. J. Hawk

#38. Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.

Hannah Storm

#39. But when you're naturally better than everyone else, and when that talent is so utterly obvious, being quiet doesn't translate as humble. It translates as boredom.

Chuck Klosterman

#40. Being a humble person, she gave her pie shop a humble name - PIE.

Sarah Weeks

#41. Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.

Kate Fleetwood

#42. We should be sensible, tactful, considerate and humble without being servile or scraping. As God's people we stand on our feet; we don't crawl before anyone.

Alcoholics Anonymous

#43. Cocky."
"I won't deny it. Which is why this is weird for me," Romeo's voice lowered as he leaned into her. His warm breath fanned against her neck, making Jules shiver as he said, "You're so beautiful you make me feel humble. Being with you scares me, and I'm not real sure what to do about it.

Kele Moon

#44. It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor. (361)

Victoria Moran

#45. You can't win without being patient. You know why? Success comes when you value time by using it profitably. It comes over time; delay is not denial!

Israelmore Ayivor

#46. Staying humble has always been really important to me, and always being proud of what you're representing.

Jordyn Wieber

#47. Work at being a humble person.

John Templeton

#48. As accomplished as Aboujaoude?" "He was accomplished and humble. You, my son, are ambitious. And proud. And your feet smell strongly of dung, if I am being perfectly honest.

Jeff Wheeler

#49. No one goes to heaven by parroting a prayer, being baptized, or joining a church, but by believing in Jesus Christ with humble submission.

Steven J. Lawson

#50. The amazing ones are, those that don't know it!

Anthony Liccione

#51. That man is truly humble who neither claims any personal merit in the sight of God, nor proudly despises brethren, or aims at being thought superior to them, but reckons it enough that he is one of the members of Christ, and desires nothing more than that the Head alone should be exalted.

John Calvin

#52. There is something really good to say about humility. Being confident and humble is a great combination, maybe the best of all!

Ziad K. Abdelnour

#53. A gazelle runs faster than us; cockroaches are remarkably tolerant of radiation; every being has some superiority; in remembering this, be very humble!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#54. If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game. As a parent, I would be happier hearing people say, "Sachin is a good human being" than "Sachin is a great cricketer" any day.

Sachin Tendulkar

#55. The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

Saadi

#56. Be so without being presumptuous, imposing "our truths," but rather be guided by the humble yet joyful certainty of those who have been found, touched, and transformed by the Truth who is Christ, ever to be proclaimed (see Luke 24:13

Pope Francis

#57. She didn't like to brag about being homeless. She was humble like that.

Donna Augustine

#58. Being famous gives you a lot of illusions of false self, of self-importance, a grandiosity, it becomes difficult to stay humble and real. You see so many people who don't succeed.

Lili Taylor

#59. I think I can be pretty special. I think I can impact a lot in the NBA, especially with my size and my shooting ability and athleticism and just being a humble person.

Ben McLemore

#60. People think I'm being stupid or false humble. It's not. I don't think I always fit in. Maybe it's a complex you get as someone who has always been fighting on the outside.

Jeremy Scott

#61. By vice, dissipation, and extravagance, [the nobility] have been driven to the most despicable, and often the most atrocious actions, for which persons in a humble line would be exemplarily punished, while men and women of rank claim the privilege of being infamous.

Eliza Parsons

#62. Power is a tricky thing, mija. It can lift you up high on its wings and up into the sky where you feel invincible. But sometimes you forget the bigger thing that makes you fly. Without God, without love, you fall. You stop being grateful and humble, and you fall. pg. 230

Laura Resau

#63. My competition keeps me driven. My family and son and being home in Chicago keeps me humble, and my fans. They're the reason why I'm going hard and making sure everyone knows how to say my name.

Jeremih

#64. If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.

Nelson Mandela

#65. These possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble.

Laozi

#66. There aint never a horse that could'nt be rode
and never a rider that could'nt be throwed

Gary Cooper

#67. We are never, never so much in danger of being proud as when we think we are humble.

Charles Spurgeon

#68. Being poor in the Spirit means you are humble, gentle, meek, God-fearing,kind and exhibit the fruits of the Spirit but being Spiritually poor is lacking in every thing that pertains to life and godliness.

Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#69. I have never imagined being or wished to be chosen as something important in the world. I have always tried to be a humble servant of God and a humble member of humanity.

Fethullah Gulen

#70. Baby being part of this life I feel like I'm bound to end up with somebody that's been with everybody

Drake

#71. Keep your heart in peace and let nothing trouble you, not even your faults. You must humble yourself and amend them peacefully, without being discouraged or cast down, for God's dwelling is in peace.

Margaret Mary Alacoque

#72. The one who is born of the earth, dreams of the sky. The one who is born of the sky, dreams of the earth.

C. JoyBell C.

#73. I wouldn't give up being a Sentinel for the world. Or being the Apollyon. I rock."
"Wow. You're so humble.

Jennifer L. Armentrout

#74. Being brave in front of faith does not mean to be humble before death.

Sorin Cerin

#75. Being humbled is always good for us, even if it doesn't feel good to us.

LeCrae

#76. People become concerned with being more humble than other people.

Alan W. Watts

#77. I have to say that Common is one of the kindest, most humble, grateful individuals that I've ever met in my life. I was profoundly affected by meeting him. I think he is an outstanding human being.

Ryan Robbins

#78. There is a corollary to the conception of being too proud to fight. It is that the humble have to do most of the fighting.

G.K. Chesterton

#79. It is a strange thing being suddenly motherless. It's like losing a rudder that was keeping me on course, one that I never paid much mind to before now. Who will teach me how to parent, how to deal with the unkindness of strangers, how to be humble? You already did, I realize.

Jodi Picoult

#80. I've stuck by being modest, honest and humble, because I think you'll get more appreciated that way and we all want to be appreciated in this world.

Dwyane Wade

#81. In my humble opinion, the PC as we have known it is in a continuous decline and being relegated to a utility device for businesses.

Hector Ruiz

#82. The hard part about one being tough yet meek is the illusion of being a punching bag.

Criss Jami

#83. Philosophy, which formerly raised man to feel conscious of himself because he was a thinking being and to say, 'I think therefore I am," now raises him to say ... "I think, therefore I am not," (unless he takes thought into consideration only in that humble region where it is confused with action).

Julien Benda

#84. It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to 'ooh' and 'aah' over artichokes or asparagus, and I enjoy being able to take these humble, 'lowbrow' foodstuffs up a few notches and serve them with great exuberance.

Charlie Trotter

#85. Sometimes it takes a lowly, title-less man to humble the world. Kings, rulers, CEOs, judges, doctors, pastors, they are already expected to be greater and wiser.

Criss Jami

#86. I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences.

Robert Winston

#87. One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy This anxiety keeps me humble.

Anthony S. Fauci

#88. They may hail you like an Angel. They may claim you are the world's prince of princes. They may lift you with praise many kilometers above sea level. They may say you are the best of the bests ... But always remember "you are a human being" with flesh and blood.

Israelmore Ayivor

#89. Humility is the greatest shaper of souls and crafter of character, for it wipes away all the grandiose things that we spend so much of our lives pretending to be, so that we can spend all of our lives being the exceptional person that we were actually created to be.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

#90. One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are humble learn more than people who are arrogant.

Robert Kiyosaki

#91. Don't suffocate your spirit for the lessons that were only passing through spring.

Nikki Rowe

#92. It's hard to know exactly how people develop the characters they do. There could be people from humble beginnings that turn into jerks. Some characteristics are just part of that special soul of that human being.

David Maraniss

#93. Humiliation is about shame. Becoming humble is about being of use to others. It helps you get off the self-pity pot and stop wallowing around in your own crap.

Amy Hatvany

#94. Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad

Sivananda

#95. I don't want to be rich and famous but I want to die knowing I stood infront of a broken man and gave him one reason to smile again.

Nikki Rowe

#96. I'm saying that some men are saints. Some are happy being meek and humble and unambitious. Some men are born content to be second-best.

James Clavell

#97. Be humble. Be yourself.

Bobby Green

#98. Being in ballet class, being on the stage, being surrounded by my peers at American Ballet Theater every day, keeps me so humble and grounded. Being in ballet class, I feel, is like this meditation for me every morning.

Misty Copeland

#99. My father was a very humble and down to earth man, and was known for being very honest and trustworthy.

Wissam Al Mana

#100. If Spirituality is that you're humble in the face of forces greater than you and you believe those forces are more inclined toward being good than being bad, then I'm a spiritual person.

Michael J. Fox