Best Humble Quotes: 103 Sayings to Keep You Grounded

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1. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates

Socrates Quote: “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

2. “There is no substitute for hard work. Always be humble and hungry.

– Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson Quote: “There is no substitute for hard work. Always be humble and hungry.”

3. “Do small things, with great love.

– Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Quote: “Do small things, with great love.”

4. “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

– Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Quote: “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”

5. “No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

– Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift Quote: “No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”

6. “I’m a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. No silver spoon.

– Robin S. Sharma

Robin S. Sharma Quote: “I’m a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. No silver spoon.”

7. “Your mantra is thank you. Just keep saying thank you. Don’t explain. Don’t complain. Just say thank you. Say thank you to existence.

– Mooji

Mooji Quote: “Your mantra is thank you. Just keep saying thank you. Don’t explain. Don’t complain. Just say thank you. Say thank you to existence.”

8. “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

– Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Quote: “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”

9. “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

– Bill Gates

Bill Gates Quote: “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”

10. “Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.

– Franklin A. Ohiobezau

Franklin A. Ohiobezau Quote: “Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.”

11. “Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

– John Wooden

John Wooden Quote: “Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

12. “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say; we did it ourselves.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say; we did it ourselves.”

13. “Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

– Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington Quote: “Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.”

14. “Humility is the key to success. The moment you think you’ve achieved it all, that’s the moment you’re most vulnerable.

– Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz Quote: “Humility is the key to success. The moment you think you’ve achieved it all, that’s the moment you’re most vulnerable.”

15. “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

– Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer Quote: “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”

16. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.

– Harold S. Kushner

Harold S. Kushner Quote: “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”

17. “Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.

– Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan Quote: “Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.”

18. “Everyone is worthy of love, except him who thinks that he is. Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling.

– Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde Quote: “Everyone is worthy of love, except him who thinks that he is. Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling.”

19. “Good leaders must first become good servants.

– Robert K. Greenleaf

Robert K. Greenleaf Quote: “Good leaders must first become good servants.”

20. “True humility is staying teachable, regardless of how much you already know.

– Dana Arcuri

Dana Arcuri Quote: “True humility is staying teachable, regardless of how much you already know.”

21. “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

– Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi Quote: “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

22. “It is better to be humble and happy than to be arrogant and lonely.

– Darlene Bennett

Darlene Bennett Quote: “It is better to be humble and happy than to be arrogant and lonely.”

23. “The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

– James M. Barrie

James M. Barrie Quote: “The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.”

24. “Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

– Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela Quote: “Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.”

25. “Humility always wins over extravagance. Don’t count your poker chips at the table.

– Andrew Wilkinson

Andrew Wilkinson Quote: “Humility always wins over extravagance. Don’t count your poker chips at the table.”

26. “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

– J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

27. “Humble yourself, you’ll grow greater than the world.Your Self will be revealed to you, without you.

– Rumi

Rumi Quote: “Humble yourself, you’ll grow greater than the world.Your Self will be revealed to you, without you.”

28. “The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself.

– Rich The Kid

Rich The Kid Quote: “The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself.”

29. “Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

– Charles Caleb Colton

Charles Caleb Colton Quote: “Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.”

30. “We’re gracious and we’re humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose.

– Megan Rapinoe

Megan Rapinoe Quote: “We’re gracious and we’re humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose.”

31. “I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud.

– Carl Jung

Carl Jung Quote: “I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud.”

32. “It’s much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity.

– Criss Jami

Criss Jami Quote: “It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity.”

33. “Stay humble, and work hard every day no matter what happens.

– Ronald Acuna Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Quote: “Stay humble, and work hard every day no matter what happens.”

34. “Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”

35. “Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.

– Hassan Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah Quote: “Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.”

36. “There’s no need to show off when you know who you are.

– Maxime Lagace

Maxime Lagace Quote: “There’s no need to show off when you know who you are.”

37. “It’s far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

– Judith Martin

Judith Martin Quote: “It’s far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.”

38. “If your sentence starts with I could be wrong, it’s a good sign you should shut your mouth or ask a question.

– Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish Quote: “If your sentence starts with I could be wrong, it’s a good sign you should shut your mouth or ask a question.”

39. “Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually the most ambitious and envious.

– Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza Quote: “Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually the most ambitious and envious.”

40. “The measure of who we are is how we react to something that does not go our way.

– Gregg Popovich

Gregg Popovich Quote: “The measure of who we are is how we react to something that does not go our way.”

41. “The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.

– John C Maxwell

John C Maxwell Quote: “The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.”

42. “Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.

– Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis Quote: “Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.”

43. “Humility is clearer-eyed than ego – and that’s important because humility always works harder than ego.

– Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday Quote: “Humility is clearer-eyed than ego – and that’s important because humility always works harder than ego.”

44. “Start with the man in the mirror. Start with yourself. Don’t be looking at all the other things. Start with you.

– Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Quote: “Start with the man in the mirror. Start with yourself. Don’t be looking at all the other things. Start with you.”

45. “Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

– Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton Quote: “Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.”

46. “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

– Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro Quote: “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”

47. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.

– Rick Warren

Rick Warren Quote: “Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.”

48. “Just remember, when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do.

– Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon Quote: “Just remember, when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do.”

49. “Past success is poisonous to future success. Humility is the antidote.

– Mike Speiser

Mike Speiser Quote: “Past success is poisonous to future success. Humility is the antidote.”

50. “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.

– Rick Warren

Rick Warren Quote: “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”

51. “I’m just a regular person who believes life is simple, and I like a simple life.

– Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao Quote: “I’m just a regular person who believes life is simple, and I like a simple life.”

52. “If you’re humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you.

– Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray Quote: “If you’re humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you.”

53. “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.

– Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei Quote: “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”

54. “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

– Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.”

55. “To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

– Criss Jami

Criss Jami Quote: “To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.”

56. “Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.

– Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Quote: “Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.”

57. “I want to establish that I’m a dumb sh*t who doesn’t know much relative to what I need to know.

– Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio Quote: “I want to establish that I’m a dumb sh*t who doesn’t know much relative to what I need to know.”

58. “Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

– William Cowper

William Cowper Quote: “Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.”

59. “Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.

– H. Jackson Brown Jr.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quote: “Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.”

60. “One must be as humble as the dust before he can discover truth.

– Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi Quote: “One must be as humble as the dust before he can discover truth.”

61. “Don’t let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.

– Hank Johnson

Hank Johnson Quote: “Don't let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.”

62. “Among us there is no place for the lukewarm. Humble yourself, and Christ will kindle in you again the fire of love.

– Rick Warren

Rick Warren Quote: “Among us there is no place for the lukewarm. Humble yourself, and Christ will kindle in you again the fire of love.”

63. “Humility is mostly about being very honest about how much you owe to luck.

– Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly Quote: “Humility is mostly about being very honest about how much you owe to luck.”

64. “A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.

– Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek Quote: “A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.”

65. “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.

– Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali Quote: “It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am.”

66. “Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

– John Madden

John Madden Quote: “Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.”

67. “A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

– Buddha

Buddha Quote: “A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”

68. “Every day I feel humble when I experience the vibrational essence of my world.

– Debbie A. Anderson

Debbie A. Anderson Quote: “Every day I feel humble when I experience the vibrational essence of my world.”

69. “The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.

– C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis Quote: “The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.”

70. “Don’t let failure go to your heart, and don’t let success go to your head.

– Will Smith

Will Smith Quote: “Don’t let failure go to your heart, and don’t let success go to your head.”

71. “Master your craft, be nice and stay humble.

– Erick Morillo

Erick Morillo Quote: “Master your craft, be nice and stay humble.”

72. “Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to pass that every braggart shall be found an ass.

– William Shakespear

William Shakespear Quote: “Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to pass that every braggart shall be found an ass.”

73. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.

– Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Quote: “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”

74. “I’ll never forget where I’m from. It’s essential to remain humble and evolving.

– Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto Quote: “I’ll never forget where I’m from. It’s essential to remain humble and evolving.”

75. “Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

– Livy

Livy Quote: “Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.”

76. “We are all stumblers, and the beauty and meaning of life are in the stumbling.

– David Brooks

David Brooks Quote: “We are all stumblers, and the beauty and meaning of life are in the stumbling.”

77. “A lot of people think I’m cocky or arrogant but I’m really just chill and cool and humble.

– Moneybagg Yo

Moneybagg Yo Quote: “A lot of people think I'm cocky or arrogant but I'm really just chill and cool and humble.”

78. “Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses.

– Rick Warren

Rick Warren Quote: “Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses.”

79. “I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

– Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela Quote: “I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.”

80. “God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.

– Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson Quote: “God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.”

81. “If pain doesn’t lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.

– Katerina Stoykova Klemer

Katerina Stoykova Klemer Quote: “If pain doesn’t lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.”

82. “Humility is the greatest quality that a man can have, and arrogance is undoubtedly the worst.

– Maulana W. Khan

Maulana W. Khan Quote: “Humility is the greatest quality that a man can have, and arrogance is undoubtedly the worst.”

83. “All streams flow to the ocean because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “All streams flow to the ocean because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.”

84. “In reality, humility means nothing other than complete honesty about yourself.

– William Countryman

William Countryman Quote: “In reality, humility means nothing other than complete honesty about yourself.”

85. “Stay humble. Always answer your phone – no matter who else is in the car.

– Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon Quote: “Stay humble. Always answer your phone – no matter who else is in the car.”

86. “If you only say one prayer in a day, make it, ‘Thank You.’

– Rumi

Rumi Quote: “If you only say one prayer in a day, make it, ‘Thank You.’”

87. “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

– John Bunyan

John Bunyan Quote: “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

88. “Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.

– Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal Quote: “Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.”

89. “Humility, like gratitude, is not so much a technique as it is a way of life.

– Ed Latimore

Ed Latimore Quote: “Humility, like gratitude, is not so much a technique as it is a way of life.”

90. “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.

– Dr. Paul Farmer

Dr. Paul Farmer Quote: “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.”

91. “Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.

– Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson Quote: “Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.”

92. “Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be proud, but not arrogant.

– Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quote: “Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be proud, but not arrogant.”

93. “God didn’t call me to be successful, He called me to be faithful.

– Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Quote: “God didn’t call me to be successful, He called me to be faithful.”

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

– Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Quote: “We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility”

95. “I’ve never had a humble opinion. If you’ve got an opinion, why be humble about it?

– Joan Baez

Joan Baez Quote: “I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it?”

96. “Always humble yourself lovingly before God and man, because God speaks to those who are truly humble of heart, and enriches them with His gifts.

– Pio Of Pietrelcina

Pio Of Pietrelcina Quote: “Always humble yourself lovingly before God and man, because God speaks to those who are truly humble of heart, and enriches them with His gifts.”

97. “Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

– Ann Landers

Ann Landers Quote: “Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.”

98. “I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.

– Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran Quote: “I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.”

99. “We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

– Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow Quote: “We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.”

100. “A humble man will always receive the best that others have to offer; for he recognizes the truth

– Jeremy Aldana

Jeremy Aldana Quote: “A humble man will always receive the best that others have to offer; for he recognizes the truth”

101. “The life of simplicity is simple, but it opens to us a book in which we never get beyond the first syllable.

– Dag Hammarskjold

Dag Hammarskjold Quote: “The life of simplicity is simple, but it opens to us a book in which we never get beyond the first syllable.”

102. “God’s promises are all on condition of humble obedience.

– Ellen G. White

Ellen G. White Quote: “God’s promises are all on condition of humble obedience.”

103. “I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life.

– Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Quote: “I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life.”
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