Be Humble Quotes

• The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

  Jim Rohn

  Leadership, Being Strong, Business

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 24, 2016

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• Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Beautiful, God

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• Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

  John Madden

  Self Esteem, Humble, Sunset

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• Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.

  A. R. Rahman

  Passion, Humble, Successful

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• It is always the secure who are humble.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Humble, Kids, Humility

  "The Defendant". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1901.

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• Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Christian

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• If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride, because it shows you trust in your own powers. Never bother about other people's opinions. Be humble and you will never be disturbed. Remember St. Aloysius, who said he would continue to play billiards even if he knew he was going to die. Do you play well? Sleep well? Eat well? These are duties. Nothing is small for God.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Attitude, Humble

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• Learning something means coming into contact with a world of which you know nothing. In order to learn, you must be humble.

  Paulo Coelho

  Humble, Mean, Order

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• If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know.

  David Duchovny

  Smart, Book, Humble

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

  Camille Pissarro

  Life, Beautiful, Art

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

  Larry Hagman

  Humble, Thinking, Broke

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• You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.

  Talib Kweli

  Humble, Squash, Arrogant

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• Just the fact that I'm in the game is great. I'm just blessed to be working. I got a plan, but I'm humble and I try to be humble.

  Mike Epps

  Blessed, Humble, Games

  FaceBook post by Mike Epps from Jan 31, 2013

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• Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

  Joseph Addison

  Humble, Humility, People

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• I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it?

  Joan Baez

  Witty, Humble, Humility

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• Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Thank You, Strong, Children

  Douglas MacArthur, Edward T. Imparato (2001). “General MacArthur: Wisdom and Visions”, p.158, Turner Publishing Company

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• Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

  Livy

  Humble, Greatness, Rome

  "History of Rome". Book by Livy. Praefatio, section 4,

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• If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.

  Mother Teresa

  Mother, Humble, Humility

  Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.55, New World Library

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• An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

  John Gardner

  Philosophy, Humble, Water

  "Excellence, Can We be Equal and Excellent Too?" by John W. Gardner, (p. 86), 1961.

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• Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.

  Abraham Cahan

  Humble, Simple, Modest

  Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation

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• Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.

  Sigmund Freud

  Love, Change, Humble

  "Unexpected Intimacy: Everyday Connections that Nourish the Soul". Book by Cindy Gabriel, p. 117, 2008.

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• Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.

  William Gurnall

  Humble, Soul, Fearful

  William Gurnall (1865). “The Christian in Complete Armour: A Treatise of the Saints' War Against the Devil, Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints : a Magazine Opened, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Helped on with His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapon, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War”, p.542

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• I just want to be humble at all times.

  Mike Tyson

  Humble, Want, All Time

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• We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices?

  John Ortberg

  Humble, Humility, Christian Inspirational

  John Ortberg (1997). “The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People”, p.173, Harper Collins

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• Barack Obama says that we need to be humble toward terrorism. Yet he is the one we have been waiting for. That is humble?

  Evan Sayet

  Humble, Usa, Waiting

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