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quotes by topic Humility

" Humility is no substitute for a good personality. "

Personality , Humility

" With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive. "

Oliver Goldsmith

Humility

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

Rabindranath Tagore

Humility

" Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. "

Saint Augustine

Will , First , Humility , Cloud

" Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. "

Saint Augustine

Desire , First , Humility , Being

" There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart. "

Saint Augustine

Heart , Humility

" It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. "

Saint Augustine

Men , Pride , Humility , Angels

" It ain't the heat, it's the humility. "

Humility

" 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. "

Society , Order , First , Principles , Rules , Humility , Ritual , Courtesy

" Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness. "

Pope John Paul II

World , Humility , Holiness

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