quotations about humility
How happy in his low degree,
How rich in humble poverty, is he,
Who leads a quiet country life;
Discharged of business, void of strife.
JOHN DRYDEN
Imitation of Horace
Pride juggles with her toppling towers,
They strike the sun and cease,
But the firm feet of humility
They grip the ground like trees.
G.K. CHESTERTON
The Ballad of the White Horse
God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.
JOHN KEBLE
"At Hooker's Tomb"
Humility before God is man's true glory.
CHARLES THE GREAT
attributed, Day's Collacon
Perfect humility dispenses with modesty.
C. S. LEWIS
The Weight of Glory
Spare the humble, but crush the proud.
VIRGIL
attributed, Day's Collacon
Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.
DAVID RICHO
The Five Things We Cannot Change