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Humility Quotes by Famous Authors
1.
“The appearance of mediocrity is often useful in life because it weakens tautly strung strings and sobers up people’s self-confident or self-forgetful feelings, reminding them how close they are to mediocrity as well.”
Ivan Turgenev
Mediocrity
,
Humility
,
Self-Awareness
,
Balance
,
Life
2.
“Go forward while you can, but if your strength fails you, sit down near the road and gaze without anger or envy at those who pass by. They don’t have far to go, either.”
Ivan Turgenev
Resilience
,
Acceptance
,
Life Path
,
Peace
,
Humility
3.
“I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Humility
,
Awareness
,
Reflection
,
Perspective
4.
“No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.”
Andrew Carnegie
Leadership
,
Teamwork
,
Business
,
Success
,
Humility
5.
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.”
Andrew Carnegie
Leadership
,
Success
,
Delegation
,
Teamwork
,
Humility
6.
“Here lies one who knew how to get around him men who were cleverer than himself.”
Andrew Carnegie
Leadership
,
Strategy
,
Success
,
Wisdom
,
Humility
7.
“I wish to have as my epitaph: ‘Here lies a man who was wise enough to bring into his service men who knew more than he.’”
Andrew Carnegie
Wisdom
,
Leadership
,
Humility
,
Success
,
Legacy
8.
“While we’re living, we need to get over ourselves and accept others if we want to enchant people.”
Guy Kawasaki
Acceptance
,
Relationships
,
Influence
,
Connection
,
Humility
9.
“Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.”
Guy Kawasaki
Entitlement
,
Humility
,
Success
,
Mindset
,
Perspective
10.
“The more popular a person thinks he is in the blogosphere, the thinner his skin and the thicker his hypocrisy. This should be exactly the opposite: the higher you go the thicker the skin and thinner the hypocrisy.”
Guy Kawasaki
Popularity
,
Ego
,
Hypocrisy
,
Resilience
,
Humility
11.
“Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment.”
Guy Kawasaki
Entitlement
,
Enchantment
,
Humility
,
Gratitude
,
Influence
12.
“Hockey is the only thing that I’m not good at that I love.”
Guy Kawasaki
Passion
,
Hobbies
,
Sports
,
Humility
,
Enjoyment
13.
“I’m a lousy predictor of the future.”
Guy Kawasaki
Future
,
Uncertainty
,
Humility
,
Reality
,
Perspective
14.
“The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.”
Charles Lamb
Kindness
,
Humility
,
Goodness
,
Surprise
,
Deeds
15.
“I ask and wish not to appear More beauteous, rich or gay: Lord, make me wiser every year, And better every day.”
Charles Lamb
Wisdom
,
Growth
,
Prayer
,
Humility
,
Self-improvement
16.
“The day we start taking ourselves too seriously, the world stops doing that!”
Ankur Warikoo
Seriousness
,
Humility
,
Perspective
,
Balance
,
Self-awareness
17.
“If you can't laugh at yourself, you will cry when others do so!”
Ankur Warikoo
Humor
,
Self-awareness
,
Resilience
,
Perspective
,
Humility
18.
“Ego is a bubble. Instead of bursting it and seeing what all lies outside, we invest most of our energy protecting it.”
Ankur Warikoo
Ego
,
Humility
,
Growth
,
Awareness
,
Energy
19.
“Grateful for everything. Entitled to nothing.”
Ankur Warikoo
Gratitude
,
Entitlement
,
Humility
,
Perspective
,
Contentment
20.
“Think of yourself as a student, in front of those who you follow. Think of yourself as a teacher, in front of those who follow you.”
Ankur Warikoo
Learning
,
Teaching
,
Humility
,
Role
,
Perspective
21.
“If you are waiting for success to share your failure story, you have not yet understood failure well.”
Ankur Warikoo
Failure
,
Success
,
Understanding
,
Story
,
Humility
22.
“A manager builds a team where it's obvious to figure who the manager is. A leader builds a team where it’s hard to figure who the leader is.”
Ankur Warikoo
Leadership
,
Team
,
Humility
,
Management
,
Unity
23.
“It is not the privilege that harms us. It is our lack of awareness of our own privilege that harms us.”
Ankur Warikoo
Privilege
,
Awareness
,
Harm
,
Humility
,
Perspective
24.
“Let go of credit when you need it the most. It will fortify you as a human being.”
Ankur Warikoo
Credit
,
Humility
,
Strength
,
Character
,
Growth
25.
“The goal is not to sound smart. The goal is to help understand.”
Ankur Warikoo
Communication
,
Understanding
,
Clarity
,
Purpose
,
Humility
26.
“Every time I declared to the world that I am going to win, I invariably lost. Every time I shut the f up and worked, I invariably did well.”
Ankur Warikoo
Humility
,
Work
,
Success
,
Effort
,
Silence
27.
“It is ridiculous how many smart people do not share their experiences with the world, because they think it’s too obvious!”
Ankur Warikoo
Knowledge
,
Sharing
,
Experience
,
Humility
,
Value
28.
“Don't feed your ego. Feed your curiosity.”
Ankur Warikoo
Ego
,
Curiosity
,
Humility
,
Growth
,
Learning
29.
“You are playing it wrong if you keep telling yourself "I deserve more". Don't get entitled.”
Ankur Warikoo
Entitlement
,
Mindset
,
Humility
,
Gratitude
,
Self-awareness
30.
“Want to grow as a person? Stop seeking attention.”
Ankur Warikoo
Growth
,
Attention
,
Humility
,
Self-improvement
,
Focus
31.
“The biggest roadblock to learning is ego!”
Ankur Warikoo
Ego
,
Learning
,
Humility
,
Growth
,
Self-awareness
32.
“The ones who truly learn everything, do not start with wanting to learn everything.”
Ankur Warikoo
Learning
,
Humility
,
Curiosity
,
Growth
,
Patience
33.
“If you have the courage to: know what you don’t know, accept the truth the way it is, and take risks, you are set.”
Ankur Warikoo
Courage
,
Humility
,
Truth
,
Risk-taking
,
Readiness
34.
“You can learn from everybody.”
Sam Walton
Learning
,
Humility
,
Openness
,
Growth
,
Wisdom
35.
“One person seeking glory doesn’t accomplish very much.”
Sam Walton
Teamwork
,
Glory
,
Accomplishment
,
Humility
,
Collaboration
36.
“I learned a lesson which has stuck with me all through the years: you can learn from everybody. I didn’t just learn from reading every retail publication I could get my hands on, I probably learned the most from studying what John Dunham was doing across the street.”
Sam Walton
Learning
,
Observation
,
Retail
,
Humility
,
Growth
37.
“What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls-Royce?”
Sam Walton
Simplicity
,
Humor
,
Practicality
,
Humility
,
Lifestyle
38.
“It’s just paper – all I own is a pickup truck and a little Wal-Mart stock.”
Sam Walton
Wealth
,
Simplicity
,
Ownership
,
Humility
,
Perspective
39.
“Most everything I’ve done, I’ve copied from somebody else.”
Sam Walton
Copying
,
Ideas
,
Innovation
,
Learning
,
Humility
40.
“I learned a long time ago that exercising your ego in public is definitely not the way to build an effective organization.”
Sam Walton
Ego
,
Organization
,
Leadership
,
Humility
,
Effectiveness
41.
“It is unhealthy to marinate in your own press clippings.”
Sam Walton
Humility
,
Media
,
Ego
,
Focus
,
Health
42.
“I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.”
Jimmy Carter
Humility
,
Service
,
Leadership
,
Role
,
Equality
43.
“We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.”
Jimmy Carter
Judgment
,
Difference
,
Sin
,
Humility
,
Comparison
44.
“I have never been disappointed when I asked in a humble and sincere way for God’s help. I pray often. I think I pray more often since January 12th.”
Jimmy Carter
Prayer
,
Faith
,
God
,
Humility
,
Sincerity
45.
“A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence around the world.”
Jimmy Carter
Morality
,
Leadership
,
Power
,
Influence
,
Humility
46.
“People make a big fuss over you when you’re President. But I’m very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn’t go to my head.”
Jimmy Carter
Humility
,
Leadership
,
Power
,
Fame
,
Politics
47.
“The recognition that no knowledge can be complete, no metaphor entire, is itself humanizing. It counteracts fanaticism. It grants even to adversaries the possibility of partial truth, and to oneself the possibility of error.”
Alvin Toffler
Knowledge
,
Truth
,
Humility
,
Wisdom
,
Perspective
48.
“The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as “I am such an important man” or “I am so and so.” Level the mound of “I” to the ground by dissolving it with tears of devotion.”
Ramakrishna
Ego
,
Waves
,
Ganges
,
Devotion
,
Humility
49.
“The vanities of all others may gradually die out, but the vanity of a saint regarding his sainthood is hard indeed to wear away.”
Ramakrishna
Vanity
,
Saint
,
Ego
,
Pride
,
Humility
50.
“The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.”
Ramakrishna
Humility
,
Tree
,
Fruits
,
Greatness
,
Meekness
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