KINDLY DEFINE HUMILITY,please...I know its easy to others but do they really possess that? Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. ~William Temple Swallow your pride occasionally, its non-fattening! ~Author Unknown It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. ~Andrew J. Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. ~Abraham Lincoln A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. ~Benjamin Franklin Most of us retain enough of the theological attitude to think that we are little gods. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. It wasnt until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say I dont know. ~W. Somerset Maugham Humility is to make a right estimate of ones self. ~Charles Haddon Spurgeon If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect. ~Ted Turner There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us. ~Laurence J. Peter Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. ~Malcolm S. Forbes There are a billion people in China. Its not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a BILLION people. That means even if youre a one-in-a-million type of guy, there are still a thousand guys exactly like you. ~A. Whitney Brown, The Big Picture We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. ~Winston Churchill Dont talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave. ~Wilson Mizner It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. ~Niccolo Machiavelli True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. ~Edward Frederick Halifax Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. ~Frank Leahy, Look, 10 January 1955 It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. ~Author Unknown It is always the secure who are humble. ~Gilbert Keith Chesterton Few are humble, for it takes a self-esteem few possess. ~Robert Brault, robertbrault In all that surrounds him the egotist sees only the frame of his own portrait. ~J. Petit-Senn Humble is such a lonely word. ~KakSri Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple. ~Barry Switzer When science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it. ~Bernard Baily To have a thing is little, if youre not allowed to show it, to know a thing, is nothing unless others know you know it. ~Charles Neaves We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility. ~Rabindranath Tagore Blushing is the color of virtue. ~Diogenes Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience. ~Eric Hoffer, The True Believer, 1951 When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high. ~Mary H. Waldrip Dont look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. ~Arthur Schopenhauer None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. ~Benjamin Whichcote We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all. ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. ~Lord Chesterfield People that put themselves above others will fall longer and harder. ~Gina Lindley One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause. ~Robert Brault, robertbrault A man may do an immense deal of good, if he does not care who gets the credit for it. ~Father Strickland, 1863 (Thanks, Garson OToole of quoteinvestigator!) Wash out your ego every once in a while, as cleanliness is next to godliness not just in body but in humility as well. ~Terri Guillemets Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with. ~Peter Marshall Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself. ~Friedrich Nietzsche The man who thinks he can live without others is mistaken; the one who thinks others cant live without him is even more deluded. ~Hasidic Saying Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought. ~Dwight Morrow If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. ~George Eliot, Adam Bede, 1859 I cant tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring. ~James McNeill Whistler You shouldnt gloat about anything youve done; you ought to keep going and find something better to do. ~David Packard Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected. ~William Safire Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. ~William Hazlitt Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. ~Oliver Herford Modesty: The art of encouraging people to find out for themselves how wonderful you are. ~Source Unknown Flattery is all right so long as you dont inhale. ~Adlai Stevenson
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