Humility Quotes

Pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly — mountains teach humility.

We cannot all do everything.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Mountains are not fair or just, they are dangerous — and that is their lesson in humility.

Even monkeys fall from trees.

Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.

He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.

Silence and modesty are very valuable qualities in the art of conversation.

At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.

Vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride — where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation.