The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.
Thomas S. Monson

The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.
Mignon McLaughlin

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.
Joseph Addison

The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter.
Adelbert von Chamisso

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.
Arthur Helps

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
Abu Bakr

There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta.
William Osler

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.
Alfred Austin

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

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
Saint Augustine

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.
Edward Hopper

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.
Xun Zi

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.
Timothy Radcliffe

Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the way each member of my team served- that they would recognize that the taxpayer is boss.
Mark Sanford

True humility is contentment.
Henri Frederic Amiel

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.
Ralph W. Sockman

True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.
Bryant H. McGill

Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn.
Charlie Sheen

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.
Jonathan Swift

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
Rabindranath Tagore