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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• 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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• 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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• We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

  Tim Tebow

  Humble, People, Way

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• Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be prooud, but not arrogant.

  Zig Ziglar

  Leadership, Strong, Humble

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Dec 27, 2013

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• Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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

  Camille Pissarro

  Life, Beautiful, Art

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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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• 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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• 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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• The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.

  Phillips Brooks

  Real, Humility, Humble

  Phillips Brooks (2007). “The Purpose and Use of Comfort”, p.340, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.

  Mother Teresa

  Lonely, Women, Loneliness

  Mother Teresa, Roger (frère) (1989). “Mary, Mother of Reconciliations”, Paulist Pr

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• If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.

  Francis Quarles

  Love, God, Heart

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• Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

  Blaise Pascal

  Humble, Humility, Thinking

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  Don't be humble... you're not that great.

  Golda Meir

  Sarcastic, Humble, Humility

  Quoted in N.Y. Times, 18 Mar. 1969

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• We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Humble, Mystery

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• If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?

  Henry David Thoreau

  Work, Humble, Mean

  Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.366, Penguin

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• You have to be humble when you're dealing with God.

  Jill Scott

  Humble

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• It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

  Muhammad Ali

  Funny, Motivational, Sports

  Twitter post from Apr 25, 2009

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• I just want to be humble at all times.

  Mike Tyson

  Humble, Want, All Time

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