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Humility

Too humble is half proud. – Yiddish Proverb

Modesty is the beauty of women. – Scottish Proverb

Too much humility is pride. – Proverb

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person. – Joseph Addison

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. – Joseph Addison

Only those who feel little in the eyes of God, can hope to be mighty in the eyes of men. – Ernest Moritz Arndt

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. – Jane Austen

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God. – Monica Baldwin

Modesty is the conscience of the body. – Honore de Balzac

If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a little, and say that I had done what no American ever before accomplished by visiting the queen at her palace twice within eight days. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors. – Ludwig van Beethoven

It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment. – St. Bernard

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle. – Aneurin Bevan

Before honor is humility. – Bible

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 – Bible

The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod. – Josh Billings

Many people believe that humility is the opposite of pride, when, in fact, it is a point of equilibrium. The opposite of pride is actually a lack of self esteem. A humble person is totally different from a person who cannot recognize and appreciate himself as part of this worlds marvels – Rabino Nilton Bonder

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. – Jean De La Bruyere

Without humility there can be no humanity. – John Buchan

She just wore enough for modesty; no more! – Robert Buchanan