humility Quotes

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.

I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.

That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.