Humble Quotes

Being humble is a really nice trait! Today I’m sharing these lovely humble quotes to remind us the importance of being humble in our lives.

Image shows a drawing of a flower over a green background — So many nice quotes to pick from!

“Humility will open more doors than arrogance ever will.” — Zig Ziglar
“There’s no need to show off when you know who you are.” – Maxime Lagacé
“What is most needed for learning is a humble mind.” – Confucius
“I am … humble enough to know I’m not better than anyone else, but wise enough to know I am different.” — Unknown
“If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.” -Mike Tyson
“Being humble matters.” — Kevin Hart
“Greatness is to stay humble when the whole world calls you great!” -Mehmet Murat Ildan
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” – Rick Warren
“Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.” — Gordon B. Hinckley
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” – John Wooden
“I’m always asked, ‘What’s the secret to success?’ But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” Dwayne Johnson
“Pride comes before the fall. Stay humble.” – Unknown
“Stay humble, trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” -Yogi Berra
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” – Ernest Hemingway
“Be kind, work hard, stay humble, smile often, stay loyal, be honest, travel when possible, never stop learning, love always.” — Unknown
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” – Camille Pissarro
“Many people look at me and think they know me but they don’t at all. This is the real me. I am a humble person, a feeling person. A person who cares about others, who wants to help others.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
“Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr
“Greatness loves gratitude.” — Robin Sharma
“Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair.” -Blaise Pascal
“Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.” – Shah Rukh Khan
“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.” — Criss Jami
“Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.” – William Cowper
“Master your craft, be nice and stay humble.” – Erick Morillo
“Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.” – Blaise Pascal
“It takes grace to remain kind in cruel situations.” – Rupi Kaur
“I am able to stay humble because I recognize that God has truly blessed me; I can’t say that enough.” -Heather Headley
“Selflessness is humility. Humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free.” – Jeff Wilson
“The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.” — Unknown
“The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.” – James M. Barrie
“If you aren’t humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.” – Anand Mahindra
“There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
“Humble people ask for help.” — Joyce Meyer
“Always enter like a kitten and leave like a lion. But NEVER enter like a lion and leave like a kitten. Always be humble.” -Carlson Gracie
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” – Ernest Hemingway
“Stay true in the dark & humble in the spotlight.” — Harold B. Lee
“I don’t believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it’s like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.” Jon Jones
“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.” – Miyamoto Musashi
“Mastery begins with humility.” — Robin Sharma
“For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don’t need to project yourself to be thought an honest man.” -Mike Norton
“A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.” – Robert E. Lee
“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
“I’ll always keep fighting, keep being myself and be as respectful as I can be to stay as true to myself as I can and stay humble.” Anthony Johnson
“Without humility, there can be no humanity.” – John Buchan
“Humility wins. Love conquers.” — Robin Sharma
“Stay humble to the craft and never forget how much it actually takes to be the main character of a documentary.” -Nicole Nielsen Horanyi
“Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.” – Madeleine L’Engle
“A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant.” — Unknown
“Humility is not a weak trait, but a trait of the strong, the humble don’t act superior towards others because they know their own worth.” – Maria V. Snyder
“I feel like being true to yourself is always going to keep you humble; it’s always going to make you remember who you are.” Lil Tjay
“Humility is the most beautiful virtue that we can develop.” – Joyce Meyer
“Arrogance repels. Humility inspires.” — Robin Sharma
“Stay excited and stay humble and good things will come.” -Mark McMorris
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” – Camille Pissarro
“Stay humble and never think that you are better than anyone else. We are all humans and crave acceptance and love.” — Unknown
“Humility is the greatest quality a person can have, and arrogance is undoubtedly the worst.” – Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
“Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.” William Gurnall
“Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.” – Confucius
“Humility is the surest sign of strength.” — Thomas Merton
“Stay humble. Always answer your phone – no matter who else is in the car.” -Jack Lemmon
“Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.” – John Madden
“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” — Unknown
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Being humble is cooler than being famous.” — Robin Sharma
“Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.” – Harvey Mackay
“A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about being right, what is right than about being right, about acting on good ideas than having good ideas, about embracing new truth than defending outdated position, about building the team than exalting self, about recognizing contribution, than being recognized for making it.” — Stephen M.R. Covey
“The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.” -Phillips Brooks
“I am not ashamed of my past; I am not ashamed of my humble beginnings.” – Madam C. J. Walker
“Humility isn’t denying your strengths; it’s being honest about your weaknesses.” – Rick Warren
“Humility is royalty without a crown.” — Spencer W. Kimball
“Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.” -John Madden
“I’m a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. No silver spoon.” – Robin S. Sharma
“If you plan to build a tall house of virtues, you must first lay deep foundations of humility.” — Augustine
“Anyone who is humble but still super accomplished, super recognized, renowned, has status, and has every reason to not have to be humble if they don’t want to, but they still choose to be humble because they value that humanity is connected – that we’re all on the same level as humans – that humility is what wins my heart.” – Jay Shetty
“Being real is what keeps me humble. It doesn’t matter how much money I make or how much I accomplish. What’s critical is staying real to myself and keeping my feet on the ground. That’s what helps keep me going.” – Anuel AA
“The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.” – Charles Caleb Colton
“There is beauty and humility in imperfection.” — Guillermo del Toro
“You’re either humble or you’re not. If you were a jerk before the fame, you just become a jerk with a bigger spotlight. Whoever you are really comes through.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Learning is a feeling between humility and simplicity.” – Alan Maiccon
“A humble heart gets God’s attention all the time.” — Darlene Bennett
“I feel like I’m just a woman like every woman. We have our doubts, which is better, because I always prefer to stay humble about everything.” -Bianca Balti
“The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying-glass available.” – Theodor W. Adorno
“Don’t discount the importance of being humble. There’s a value there far greater than pride can ever provide.” — Kristen Butler
“It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past.” – Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
“Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.” – Rick Pitino
“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.” – Thomas Merton
“Being humble is to be felt, it’s not something that you show off.” — Naya
“There’s no need to show off when you know who you are.” -Maxime Lagacé
“The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.” – Fulton J. Sheen
“Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.” – Abraham Cahan
“Humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you.” — Unknown
“The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself.” – Rich the Kid
“Pride is the problem, humility is the answer.” – Joyce Meyer
“The cost of not being humble is extremely expensive.” — Dale Partridge
“Take this wealth and this fame, always stay humble, keep your family close, and do ridiculously crazy things.” -Rob Dyrdek
“A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant.” -Unknown
“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.” – Michel de Montaigne
“Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.” — Ezra T. Benson
“Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.” – Mother Teresa
“Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying.” – Saint Vincent de Paul
“If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.” — Mike Tyson
“Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.” -Jawaharlal Nehru
“True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments.” — Sabrina Newby
“Don’t worry about the pressure or the responsibility. Just live in it, have fun, and when everything seems to be going right, just stay humble and remember your family.” – Roman Reigns
“Humility is clearer-eyed than ego – and that’s important because humility always works harder than ego.” – Ryan Holiday
“Humility is the most beautiful virtue that we can develop.” — Joyce Meyer
“My family has taught me to keep my feet on the ground and be humble.” -Carlos Vela
“If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” — Mother Teresa
“I’ll always keep fighting, keep being myself and be as respectful as I can be to stay as true to myself as I can and stay humble.” – Anthony Johnson
“The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual – for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.” – M. Scott Peck
“You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: ‘Yes, you’re doing the right thing, you’re always right.’ No, they tell me when I’m wrong, and that’s why I’ve been able to stay who I am and stay humble.” – LeBron James
“Keep your head up in failure, and your head down in success.” – Jerry Seinfeld
“Be patient when you have nothing and be humble when you have everything.” ― George Bernard Shaw
“I’ll never forget where I’m from. It’s essential to remain humble and evolving.” -Freida Pinto
“I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.” – George Hickenlooper
“I feel like being true to yourself is always going to keep you humble; it’s always going to make you remember who you are.” – Lil Tjay
“Everyone has different paths. I’ve been lucky to have a good support system – my family, friends and colleagues to keep me grounded and humble and to keep working hard. I never give up.” – Zack Steffen
“Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.” – Oliver Herford
“Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives.” — Yasmin Mogahed
“Being famous gives you a lot of illusions of false self, of self-importance, a grandiosity, it becomes difficult to stay humble and real. You see so many people who don’t succeed.” -Lili Taylor
“Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.” – Steven Tyler
“The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Be humble, hungry and the hardest worker in the room.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
“I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.” — John Ruskin
“Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.” -William Cowper
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.” – Winston S. Churchill
“We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.” – Paulo Coelho
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” – Albert Einstein
“The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility.” — T.S. Eliot
“We’re gracious and we’re humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose.” -Megan Rapinoe
“Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.” – William Penn
“If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” – Mother Teresa
“We learn humility through accepting humiliations cheerfully.” — Mother Teresa
“Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.” -George Hickenlooper
“Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.” – Simone Weil
“There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.” – Washington Irving
“We are all stumblers, and the beauty and meaning of life are in the stumbling.” – David Brooks
“Being humble takes more courage than hauling arrogance.” — Desmond Fouche
“Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I’m always going to stay humble.” -Giannis Antetokounmpo
“True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.” – Martin Luther
“I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you’re humble.” – Andra Day
“The measure of who we are is how we react to something that does not go our way.” – Gregg Popovich
“Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.” — David Richo
“I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.” -Mahatma Gandhi
“I’m no leader; I’m a little humble follower.” – Muhammad Ali
“I want to be able to touch people’s heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In my own humble, small way, I want to touch lives.” – Adnan Sami
“Making mistakes isn’t enough to become great. You must also admit the mistake, and then learn how to turn that mistake into an advantage.” – Robert T. Kiyosaki
“Don’t let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.” — Henry Johnson Jr.
“I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life.”-Abraham Lincoln
“Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.” – Hugh Prather
“If pain doesn’t lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.” – Katerina Stoykova Klemer
“We have to be humble, but with real humility, from head-to-toe.” — Pope Francis
“It’s flattering to people who stop you and say that you’ve helped them and all. But, again, you know, you’ve got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down.”-Joel Osteen
“You shouldn’t gloat about anything you’ve done; you ought to keep going and find something better to do.” – David Packard
“It is better to be humble and happy than to be arrogant and lonely.” — Darlene Bennett
“The bigger I’ve gotten, the more humble I am. Life just humbles you.” – Nav
“The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“Never believe you are above or below anyone. Keep a humble spirit.” — Brendon Burchard
“Don’t discount the importance of being humble. There’s a value there far greater than pride can ever provide.” -Kristen Butler
“Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self.” – T. S. Eliot
“Be kind, work hard, stay humble, smile often, stay loyal, be honest, travel when possible, never stop learning, love always.” -Unknown
“What separates me from most so-called atheists is a feeling of utter humility toward the unattainable secrets of the harmony of the cosmos.” – Albert Einstein
“Selflessness is humility. Humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free.” — Jeff Wilson
“Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.” –Kobe Bryant
“There is something in humility which, strangely enough, exalts the heart, and something in pride which debases it.” – Saint Augustine
“Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.” — Madeleine L’Engle
“Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.” – Nelson Mandela
“Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.” — George Arliss
“Greatness is to stay humble when the whole world calls you great!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Don’t discount the importance of being humble. There’s a value there far greater than pride can ever provide.” — Kristen Butler
“True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence.” -Lao-Tzu
“I am able to stay humble because I recognize that God has truly blessed me; I can’t say that enough.” – Heather Headley
“God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.” — Ezra Taft Benson
“I write about humility because it’s something I hope I one day actually possess.” -Michael McDonald
“For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don’t need to project yourself to be thought an honest man.” – Mike Norton
“Sometimes you have to lose something to gain something better. A door has to shut before a new door can open.” — Joel Osteen
“I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man’s estate.” – Michel de Montaigne
“Stay excited and stay humble and good things will come.” – Mark McMorris
“If I had to name my greatest strength, I guess it would be my humility. Greatest weakness, it’s possible that I’m a little too awesome.” — Barack Obama
“Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.” – John Madden
“Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.” — John J. Mccloy
“Great leaders don’t need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.” -Simon Sinek
“I feel like being true to yourself is always going to keep you humble; it’s always going to make you remember who you are.” — Lil Tjay
“Thank you” is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” — Alice Walker
“Keep your head up in failure, and your head down in success.” -Jerry Seinfeld
“We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.” — Tim Tebow
“True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away.” —Lao-Tzu
“Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.” -Yousef Munayyer.
“I always want to just stay humble, and I always want to keep climbing.” — Jon Pardi
“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.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.” — Augustine of Hippo
“True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.” -Martin Luther
“It’s all about humanity, humility, and integrity.” -Debra Wilson
“True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
“Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity.” -Vanna Bonta
“Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.” -Christopher Stanley
“Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.” — Gordon B. Hinckley
“If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you.” -Bryant McGill
“My aim is just to remain as humble and as godly as I can be.” — Letitia Wright
“The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.” — Phillips Brooks
“It’s not hard for me to stay humble. I think there is always somebody better than me, so that’s what keeps me humble. A lot of people could learn how to stay humble.” -Kevin Owens
“Every day I feel humble when I experience the vibrational essence of my world.” — Debbie A. Anderson
“Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.” -William Law
“No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.” — Mohanlal
“Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.” -Paulo Coelho
“A humble man will always receive the best that others have to offer; for he recognizes the truth” — Jeremy Aldana

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