Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight. – Milan Kundera
When I worked with wildlife a lot in the Eighties and Nineties, I learnt the meaning of patience. And when I worked with trees, I learned the meaning of humility. – James Balog
I don’t doubt for a second that Neil Armstrong’s spirit is still with us: that unique blend of optimism, humility and the utter confidence that when the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American. – Mitt Romney
Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy of arrogance and a domestic policy that is cynical, myopic and cruel. – Joe Klein
I think that good storytelling of any kind does promote a humility in that it encourages you to see the world the way that other people see it. – Jonathan Dee
A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility. – Lawrence G. Lovasik
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
We tend to lack humility toward love, to patronize it rather than bow before it, to put mundane considerations before the emotional need to hold someone in our arms. – Marianne Williamson
I make these little films. I’m just a working person. I just study people a little bit more. It’s more sociological, and it’s funny anyway – not that serious. It’s not like false humility. I just take it for what it is. – Julie Delpy
Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked – but it’s immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. – Laura Linney
When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence. – Lev Grossman
What humility does for one is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been paid for. And what I need to do is prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who has yet to come but who may be here and needs me. – Maya Angelou
When you step out there on the field as a corner in our system, you have to be ready to play because humility is one week away. – Kirby Smart
Judge yourself; if you do that you will not be judged by God, as St. Paul says. But it must be a real sense of your own sinfulness, not an artificial humility. – Johannes Tauler
Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think. – John Burdett
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough in me to confess my errors and to retrace my steps. – Mahatma Gandhi
We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people’s ambitions and concerns. – Johann Lamont
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
Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of ‘experiments’ banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation. The work we do is performed with compassion, care, humanity and humility. I have never seen an animal suffer pain. – Robert Winston
There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics. – Saint Bernard
Now that I have and I’m not a have-not, I’ve learned how important it is to maintain humility. – Shania Twain
