Humility is that precious quality that makes us feel smaller as we grow greater.
Burying your talents is a grace mistake.
Humble pie may taste awful, but it contains much nourishment.
Whatever you dislike in another person be sure to correct in yourself.
A worm is the only thing that can’t stumble.
Freedom starts by kneeling at the cross.
Knowing God makes us humble; knowing ourselves keeps us humble.
Take your honors and rewards lightly.
Before God exalts a person, he humbles him.
To reach the mountain of fame, one must go through the valley of humility.
Those who would build high must remain low.
The branches that bear the most fruit hang the lowest.
The closer people get to God, the lower they will be in their own esteem.
God expects the whole heart, but He will accept a broken one.
A good violinist is able to play first violin and willing to play second fiddle.
No person will learn anything without first learning humility.
God uses Christians who stay cool in hot places, sweet in sour places, and little in big places.
Every time I feel how humble I am, I feel proud.
True humility is not looking down on yourself but looking up to Christ.
He who stands high in his own estimation is still a long way from the top.
False humility is true pride.
Other things may be the worse for breaking, yet a heart is never at its best till it be broken.
The bigger the man, the less he is aware of his size.
An inferiority complex could be a blessing if the right ones had it.
Humility is a strange thing—when you think you’ve gained it, you’ve lost it.
It is strange, but a big head is a sign of a small man.
If you cannot come to God with a broken heart, then come to Him for a broken heart.
If you’re nobody, you don’t have to worry about making a comeback.
If you are too big to be willing to do little things, you are probably too little to be trusted with big things.
A humble man never blows his “knows” is public.
There is an I in every accident and a U in every excuse.
The smaller we are, the more room God has for us.
They who govern the most make the least noise.
The most difficult test of the human heart is to hear of a rival’s failure without a feeling of triumph.
The man who humbly bows before God will walk upright before man.
Some Christians pray to be humble, then tell everyone how humble they have become.
Stay humble or stumble.
Faith gets most; love works most; but humility keeps most.
No man is so tall that he never needs to stretch nor so small that he never needs to stoop.
The more a man knows about himself, the less he speaks of it.
Some people are so humble that they will fight to prove it.
Humility is the acceptance of the place appointed by God, whether it be in the front or rear.
The bigger the man’s head, the easier it is to fill his shoes.
The bigger the head, the smaller the heart.
Flattery is never complimentary.
It is amazing how much can be accomplished when we quit worrying who gets the credit.
A mountain shames a molehill until both are humbled by stars.
The trouble with some people is they don’t admit their faults. I would, if I had any.
To grow tall spiritually, a man must first learn to kneel.
A humble talent that is used is worth more than one of a genius that is idle.
God wants great men to be small enough to be used.
He who stoops to help someone stands tall before God.
Some people display a lot of talent when it comes to acting like a fool.
The fellow who has the right to boast doesn’t have to.
Everyone you meet is your superior in something.
We should ask God for humility but never thank him that we’ve attained it.
Having to swallow your own medicine makes the spoon seem extra large.
The higher the ape climbs the more he shows his tail.
Don’t brag—it’s not the whistle that pulls the train.
There is a great difference between being humble and being downcast.
If we were half as concerned as we pretend, we could accomplish twice as much.
Better to be the least in the Kingdom of God than the greatest outside.
When a person becomes as humble as sheep, he soon finds the world is full of wolves.
Praise of self is good provided it comes from another’s mouth.
Meekness is power under control.
Too many people are humble and proud of it.
Some people can’t bend to be human until misfortune has taken the starch out of them.
No good idea ever came from swelled heads.
The man who bows the lowest in the presence of God stands the straightest in the presence of sin.
Humility is always dignity.
Until you do the little things carefully, you will never do the big things carefully.
The world hasn’t yet been inherited by the meek, but it is sure being supported by a lot of them.
Most of us will never do great things, but we can do small things in a great way.
If there is one thing we should let others find out for themselves, it’s how great we are.
Big people are those who make us feel bigger when we are with them.
Walk tall—but remember how to stoop.
Most can stand adversity, but if you want to test most people, give them power.