Humble Yourself Quotes

• Always humble yourself lovingly before God and man, because God speaks to those who are truly humble of heart, and enriches them with His gifts.

  Pio of Pietrelcina

  Heart, Humble, Men

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• A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

  C. S. Lewis

  God, Wisdom, Humility

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God gives you. The more you humble yourself, the more you're honored by others.

  Rick Warren

  Humble, Giving, Care

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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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• Don't let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.

  Hank Johnson

  Humble, Proud, Be Humble

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• Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

  Thomas Merton

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Fake People

  Thomas Merton (2005). “No Man is an Island”, p.119, Shambhala Publications

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• 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

  Heart, Humble, Dwelling

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• If someone offends you, don't tell anyone about it except your elder, and you will be peaceful. Bow to everyone, paying no attention whether they respond to your bow or not. You must humble yourself before everyone and consider yourself the worst of all. If we have not committed the sins that others have, perhaps this is because we did not have the opportunity - the situation and circumstances were different. In each person there is something good and something bad; we usually see only the vices in people and we see nothing that is good.

  Ambrose

  Humble, Humility, Opportunity

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• There are several things that keep me grounded and focused... When you can humble yourself to say 'I'm no more important than anyone else. I just have a gift.'

  Tim Tebow

  Humble, Important, Grounded

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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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• To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

  Criss Jami

  Courage, Honesty, Humility

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.82, Criss Jami

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• You can do one of two things: You can humble yourself or life will humble you. I think it's a lot easier to find a way to humble yourself.

  Billy Donovan

  Humble, Thinking, Two

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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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• Humble yourself, you’ll grow greater than the world.Your Self will be revealed to you, without you.

  Rumi

  Humble, Self, World

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• Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

  Jules Renard

  Inspirational, Life, Humility

  Jules Renard, Louise Bogan, Elizabeth Roget (2008). “The Journal of Jules Renard”, p.83, Tin House Books

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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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• Learn to humble yourself, you are but earth and clay.

  Thomas a Kempis

  Inspirational, Humble, Clay

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• Humble yourself"--it is a humbling experience to knock at God's door--you have to knock with the crucified thief. "To him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

  Oswald Chambers

  Humble, Doors, Thieves

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• As soon as you're willing to humble yourself and say, God, please help - then you can find out that His strength really is perfect, that He really does care for you, that He does really want to meet your need.

  Steven Curtis Chapman

  Humble, Perfect, Doe

  "Song: "Family Talk" ("The Live Adventure")". 1993.

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• Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.

  Rick Warren

  Humble, Humility, Thinking

  Rick Warren (2012). “The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?”, p.134, Zondervan

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• I think you have to humble yourself before the process of starting and running a business. Only the incredibly fortunate achieve their success quickly. Most people, it takes many many years of incredible hard work, and many periods of severe poverty, and it kind of makes it all the better.

  Patrick Grant

  Running, Hard Work, Humble

  "Recognize Craftsmanship". Interview with Daniel Barna, www.askmen.com. October 8, 2013.

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• I thank God that you know the art of tearing yourself apart - I mean the way to humble yourself truly by recognizing and realizing your faults. You are right in believing yourself to be as you describe and to be most unsuitable for any kind of duty; it is on this foundation that Our Lord will base the execution of His plans for you.

  Vincent de Paul

  Art, Believe, Humble

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• So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.

  Tim Tebow

  Humble, Humility, Pride

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• Among us there is no place for the lukewarm. Humble yourself, and Christ will kindle in you again the fire of love.

  Josemaria Escriva

  Humble, Fire Of Love, Christ

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• You really have to humble yourself and take your ass whippings to understand that you can learn something from somebody

  Dominick Cruz

  Humble, Ass

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