#humility

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do. ↗

— John Ruskin

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The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich. ↗

— Saadi

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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

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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Making people laugh is magic. I feel like if you have humility, then you can do anything in comedy. ↗

— Amanda Seyfried

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

— Rabindranath Tagore

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So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves. ↗

— Tim Tebow

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Life's a short trip. You'll find out. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

#life #perspective #life

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Early in my career...I had to choose between an honest arrogance and a hypercritical humility... I deliberately choose an honest arrogance, and I've never been sorry. ↗

— Frank Lloyd Wright

#honesty #humility #career