Quotes About Wisdom And Humility

#1. Might it be that the voice of truth can come from the suffering soul who has wrestled with God over mysteries and paradoxes? Might the voice of truth be the one that in wisdom and humility says, "I don't know"?

Wendy Vanderwal-Gritter

#2. History is the queen of the humanities. It teaches wisdom and humility, and it tells us how things change through time.

Gordon S. Wood

#3. I didn't set out to discover a truth. I was actually sent to the Outer Fringes to conduct a chair census and learn some humility. But the truth inevitably found me, as important truths often do, like a lost thought in need of a mind.

Jasper Fforde

#4. A man, who like Satan, momentarily thought himself the equal of God and who, with all the humility of a Christian, came to realize in God's hands alone reside supreme power and infinite wisdom.

Alexandre Dumas

#5. It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.

Stephen Covey

#6. Simplicity and humility, not power or status, will bring you joy and happiness.

Debasish Mridha

#7. There are three keys for your journey. Humility, wisdom, love. Don't leave without them - they will enrich you all the way. And they will bless those around you.

Anusha Atukorala

#8. When you use the power of empathy, love and kindness to heal the humanity, it dances with joy, gratitude, and humility.

Debasish Mridha

#9. Do not let me hear
Of the wisdom of old men, but rather of their folly,
Their fear of fear and frenzy, their fear of possession,
Of belonging to another, or to others, or to God.
The only wisdom we can hope to acquire
Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.

T. S. Eliot

#10. Confidence is this: Wearing your triumphs with humility, and wearing your scars with pride. Many of us do precisely the opposite.

Umair Haque

#11. I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along.

C.P. Snow

#12. The humility of wisdom is the happy consciousness that all things come from God, are sustained by God, and exist for God. This wisdom is rooted in the pride-destroying, joy-giving cross of Christ.

John Piper

#13. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.

Dee Hock

#14. Shred the fake mask of humility into pieces. And put on the mask of arrogance if needed.

Abhijit Naskar

#15. Be gentle and humble in heart.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#16. It takes true courage and real humility to say NO or YES!

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

#17. The beauty of wisdom lies in simplicity and humility.

Debasish Mridha

#18. Tell the angel who will watch over your life to pray now and then for a man who, like Satan, believed himself for an instant to be equal to God, but who realized in all humility that supreme power and wisdom are in the hands of God alone.

Alexandre Dumas

#19. Treat everyone with humility and kindness even when they are rude to you.

Debasish Mridha

#20. Those that expose themselves as knowing the truth, lose the battle of innocence and humility and eventually pull a trigger at the universe. Wisdom chooses the unknown to be its reason.

Akiane Kramarik

#21. Let your old age be childlike, and your childhood like old age; that is, so that neither may your wisdom be with pride, nor your humility without wisdom.

Saint Augustine

#22. I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.

Abraham Lincoln

#23. Love yourself first to fill your heart with bliss. Now give it away with humility, love, and gratitude.

Debasish Mridha

#24. For the Javanese...the purpose of knowledge (kaweruh) is love, not ambition or cleverness. Knowledge comes from caring enough to suffer and learn.

Therese Walsh

#25. The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and k humility comes before honor.

Anonymous

#26. humility must not be equated to mediocrity and cowardice

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

#27. The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

Thomas A Kempis

#28. Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

Gordon B. Hinckley

#29. In my opinion, the teaching, rearing, and training of children requires more intelligence, intuitive understanding, humility, strength, wisdom, spirituality, perseverance, and hard work than any other challenge we might have in life.

James E. Faust

#30. Humility is the part of wisdom, and is most becoming in men. But let no one discourage self-reliance; it is, of all the rest, the greatest quality of true manliness.

Lajos Kossuth

#31. A wise man is able to differentiate between humility and weakness, he does not mistake courage for pride.

Newton Gatambia

#32. The fruit of wisdom is Christlikeness, peace, humility and love. And, the root of it is faith in Christ as the manifested wisdom of God

J.I. Packer

#33. Of all the many leaders I have met in the course of my life, none made a deeper impression on me than Nelson Mandela. His courage, compassion, humility and wisdom were without parallel on the world stage, and he himself was an enduring source of inspiration.

Klaus Schwab

#34. There's other ways to protect yourself and your family, Arlen. Wisdom. Prudence. Humility. It's not brave to fight a battle you can't win.

Peter V. Brett

#35. In humility alone lies true greatness, and knowledge and wisdom are profitable only in so far as our lives are governed by them.

Nicholas Of Cusa

#36. Perfect understanding of the infinite requires limitless intellectual capacity; our undivided attention is better suited for humbler aspirations.

Wayne Gerard Trotman

#37. It is possible to be confident and still practice humility. Be confident in the success of the teachable, sure in the power & grace of That which supports you.

Russell Kyle

#38. Humility is more powerful than egoistic pride. Water is more powerful than the strongest cliff and Love is more powerful than might.

Radhe Maa

#39. Beyond all sciences, philosophies, theologies, and histories, a child's relentless inquiry is truly all it takes to remind us that we don't know as much as we think we know.

Criss Jami

#40. Valuing creeds, confessions, and catechism is kneeling down in humility to the wisdom of the past and confessing our connectedness to the communion of saints before us and to the Head of the body.

Mathew B. Sims

#41. The keys to health and weight-loss: stress reduction, sleep, deep breathing, clean water, complete nutrition, sunshine, walking, stretching, meditation, love, community, laughter, dreams, perseverance, purpose, humility, action.

Bryant McGill

#42. We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.

F. Sionil Jose

#43. The most evocative life memories, which produced a synesthesia of emotions, consist of a host of small pleasures intertwined with the homespun stitches of love, affection, kindness, humility, and appreciation of nature.

Kilroy J. Oldster

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

Radhe Maa

#45. In an ideal world, the voices that teach us language teach us self-respect, self-confidence, and self-esteem. Those same voices also form in us humility and gratitude, and as those voices inform our inner voices, they also pass on wisdom.

Erwin Raphael McManus

#46. Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!

C. JoyBell C.

#47. The most wonderful thing about being well-traveled in life experiences and adventures, is the humility / humanity AND wisdom it gives us who venture._nickc

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#48. Art, if it is to be reckoned as one of the great values of life, must teach man humility, tolerance, wisdom and magnanimity. The value of art is not beauty, but right action.

W. Somerset Maugham

#49. Your selling point is that unique quality like integrity,teachability, honesty, humility, skill, sagacity, love, self-confidence, vision, compassion and kindness which distinguishes you among your contemporaries.

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

#50. It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Mahatma Gandhi

#51. Every challenge makes us to humble our selves. We learn to know and depend on our Creator.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#52. Ending poverty calls for humility, honesty, freedom from ideology and refusal to accept cruel simplicities about anyone's human potential. It requires listening to the wisdom and cutting the nonsense from both the Right and the Left.

Donella Meadows

#53. The measure of greatness is in humility, simplicity, and in kindness.

Debasish Mridha

#54. When you do understand the environment and can make an outstanding contribution, there's considerable wisdom in practicing humility. If you really are a plus one, people will notice - and they're even more likely to give you credit for it if you're not trying to rub their noses in your greatness.

Chris Hadfield

#55. Enjoy the mountains; they have beauty and wisdom for us if we approach them with humility, respect, and knowledge.

Charles Houston

#56. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works in the humility of wisdom.

Rick Joyner

#57. The purpose of religion is to enhance love, compassion, kindness, and care.
It teaches us forgiveness, humility, tolerance, patience, and to share.

Debasish Mridha