50 Inspirational Quotes About Humility

Humility is the quality of being humble or compassionate and not being arrogant. Here are the 50 best humility quotes collected from various sources.  Which will encourage you to be a more humble person.

Humility Quotes :

  • “Humble things become the humble.”  ~Horatius Flaccus
  • “The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.”  ~Saadi
  • “Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”  ~Jane Austen
  • “Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.”  ~Saint Augustine
  • “There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.”  ~Abu Bakr
  • “Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.”  ~Joyce Meyer
  • “There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.”  ~Saint Augustine
  • “Mankind is like dogs, not gods as long as you don’t get mad they’ll bite you but stay mad and you’ll never be bitten. Dogs don’t respect humility and sorrow.”  ~Jack Kerouac
  • “Have the humility to learn from those around you.”  ~John C. Maxwell
  • “Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.”  ~Thomas Merton

Quotes About Humility :

  • “True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.”  ~Bryant H. Mcgill
  • “Humility is always a good thing. It’s always a good thing to be humbled by circumstances so you can then come from a sincere place to try to deal with them.”  ~Michael J. Fox
  • “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”  ~C. S. Lewis
  • “Nearest the throne itself must be The footstool of humility.”  ~James Montgomery
  • “Great leaders don’t need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.”  ~Simon Sinek
  • “With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.”   ~Ezra Taft Benson
  • “It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.”  ~Dee Hock
  • “If pain doesn’t lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.”  ~Katerina Stoykova Klemer
  • “The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.”  ~George Bernard Shaw
  • “A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility.”  ~Lawrence G. Lovasik

Inspirational Humility Quotes :

  • “Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self.”  ~Charles Spurgeon
  • “Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked but it’s immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.”  ~Laura Linney
  • Life is a long lesson in humility.”  ~James M. Barrie
  • “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
  • “Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance; and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.”  ~Robert Andrews Millikan
  • “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”
  • “Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.”  ~Jonathan Swift
  • “Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.”  ~Madeleine L’Engle
  • “Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn.”   ~Charlie Sheen
  • “To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.”  ~Thomas S. Monson

Quotes On Humility :

  • “Endless effort, endless humility, endless modesty.”  ~Rain
  • “There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self.”  ~Henri Frederic Amiel
  • “One may be humble out of pride.”  ~Michel De Montaigne
  • “Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.”  ~William Penn
  • “If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.”  ~Anthony Bourdain
  • “From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.”  ~Dada Vaswani
  • “Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.”  ~David Richo
  • “We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.”  ~Rabindranath Tagore
  • “True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.”  ~Martin Luther King
  • “It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored.”  ~James K. Polk

Humility Quotes In English :

  • “Power is dangerous unless you have humility.”  ~Richard J. Daley
  • “A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and wellbeing.”    ~James E. Faust
  • “Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.”  ~Paulo Coelho
  • “Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.”  ~William Penn
  • “Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.”  ~Confucius
  • “Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility.”  ~James Montgomery
  • “Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and selfindulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.”  ~Rick Pitino
  • “Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.”  ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • “Humility is the eternal ladder upon which all other virtues mount”  ~Tarun reddy
  • “Insecurity creates EGO, Security creates HUMILITY”  ~Veer Manpeet

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