More quotations tagged with “humility”
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
—Mark Twain
Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.
—Madam Guizot
You couldn't be that good and not know it, somewhere in your secret heart, however much you'd been abused into affecting public humility.
—Lois McMaster Bujold
In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts. You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?
—Kanye West
Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.
—Jules Renard