Humble Quotes - Page 37

• The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master.

  Samuel Richardson

  Gentleman, Addresses, Praying

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• I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, 'If you're not laughing, then you're not getting it.'

  David O. Russell

  Spiritual, Thinking, Journey

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

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• I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Kindness, Farewell, Thoughtful

  Albert Schweitzer (1953). “Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography: Postscript 1932-1949 by Everett Skillings”

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• Africa doesn't leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it's incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.

  Jill Scott

  Important, Respectful, Leap

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• My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

  William Tecumseh Sherman

  Wisdom, Pride, Rebel

  William Tecumseh Sherman (1990). “Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman”, p.729, Library of America

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• I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.

  Simon Sinek

  Pie, Appreciate, Taste

  "Humble Pie: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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• Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

  Baruch Spinoza

  Humility, Ambitious, Envious

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• One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.

  Andre Leon Talley

  Russia, Paris, Imagination

  "Q&A: André Leon Talley". Interview with Luisa Zargani, wwd.com. February 28, 2013.

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

  Tim Tebow

  People, Way, Serving Others

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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

  Humility, Pride, Christ

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• For me, it's a great opportunity on a public platform to get on your knees and humble myself and thank the Lord for all the blessings he's put in my life.

  Tim Tebow

  Blessing, Opportunity, Knees

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• If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.

  John Templeton

  Inspirational, Optimistic, Knowledge

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• Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

  Steven Tyler

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Humility

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• I have this complex. I don't like too much exposure. I don't know why it is. Maybe it's bred in me, because my dad always told me to be humble and don't think you're too good.

  Mark Viduka

  Dad, Thinking, Too Much

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

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• Humility is attentive patience.

  Simone Weil

  Patience, Humility

  Simone Weil (2015). “First and Last Notebooks: Supernatural Knowledge”, p.111, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

  Simone Weil

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Real

  Simone Weil (2015). “Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings”, p.25, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• The life of Christ was a life of humble simplicity, yet how infinitely exalted was his mission. Christ is our example in all things.

  Ellen G. White

  Simplicity, Example, Christ

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• The ministers of Christ should possess refinement. All uncouth manners, attitudes and gestures should be discarded, and they should encourage in themselves humble dignity of bearing.

  Ellen G. White

  Attitude, Gestures, Dignity

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• There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.

  Walt Whitman

  Education, Illiterate Person, Stupidity

  Walt Whitman (2012). “Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition”, p.7, Courier Corporation

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• The Teen Challenge ministry was born out of those humble early days of ministry. It now includes over 500 drug and alcohol rehab centers around the world, even in Muslim countries. These include homes for girls and women addicts and alcoholics, all which are reaching many.

  David Wilkerson

  Girl, Country, Women

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• The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

  Julian Baggini

  Feet, Knees, Feels

  "'I feel so humble' - the common cry of heroes and villains" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2013.

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• True humility is expressed in deeds, not words. The humble are those who truly walk the same ground as everyone else - not necessarily with grovelling, hunched backs, but certainly not lording it over others, either.

  Julian Baggini

  Humility, Deeds, Walks

  "'I feel so humble' - the common cry of heroes and villains" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2013.

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• Humble prayer to our Heavenly Father, in deep faith in Jesus Christ, is essential to qualify us for the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Jesus, Prayer, Father

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• Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven can allow us to feel fully the conviction of our sins. He knows the depths of our remorse. He can then direct what we must do to qualify for forgiveness.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Prayer, Father, Unique

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• Do you love this world? Do you cherish your humble and silky life? Do you adore the green grass, with its terror beneath?

  Mary Oliver

  Love, World, Green

  FaceBook post by Mary Oliver from Oct 16, 2011

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