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Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.

Humility is truth.

The greatest friend of truth is Time her greatest enemy is Prejudice and her constant companion is Humility.

It is essential to employ trust and reward those whose perspective ability and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare for it requires uncommon humility tolerance and wisdom.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now.

Therefore a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility obey the conventions and rules of society and achieve order.

Mankind is like dogs not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never be bitten. Dogs don't respect humility and sorrow.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.

In the intellectual order the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.

I don't have a set of tenets but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.

Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue where patience honor sweet humility and calm fortitude take root and strongly flourish.

Humility is attentive patience.

There will be I think an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions.

It was pride that changed angels into devils it is humility that makes men as angels.

True love is quiescent except in the nascent moments of true humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United States and everybody in the world knows that its just fact of life. So sometimes I think we could conduct ourselves with a little more humility.