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

Many people believe that humility is the opposite of pride, when, in fact, it is a point of equilibrium. The opposite of pride is actual a lack of self-esteem. A humble person is totally different from a person who cannot recognize and appreciate himself as part of this world’s marvels.

—Rabino Nilton Bonder

Those who honor themselves will be humbled, but people who are humble themselves will be honored.

—Luke 14:11

True humility is contentment.

—Henri Frederic Amiel

If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

—Ted Turner

For the most part, I do the thing which my own nature prompts me to do. It is embarrassing to earn so much respect and love for it.

—Albert Einstein

Humility, or poverty of spirit, is not a matter of thinking low thoughts about ourselves. It is not a matter of groveling in the dust. It is simply a matter of knowing ourselves as we really are. And when we see ourselves as we really are, we will see that we are poor.

—John W. Miller

It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

—Judith S. Martin

Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

—William Cowper

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

—Henry Ward Beecher

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. …it makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

—Ralph W. Sockman

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

As for myself, I had rather that men should ask why there is not a statue of Cato than why there is.

—Cato the Elder