humility Quotes

Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

Usually we praise only to be praised.

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.