Humility

[hubag bohol]

“The need for devotion to something outside ourselves is even more profound than the need for companionship. If we are not to go to pieces or wither away, we must have some purpose in life; for no man can live for himself alone.”

Ross Parmenter - Anthropologist

[hubag bohol]

“Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands: a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience and solace and, above all, the assurance that you are not alone in the world.”

Sidney Lovett - Minister

[hubag bohol]

“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”

Saint Augustine (354-430)
Roman Catholic Saint

[hubag bohol]

“Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.”

Orlando A. Battista (1917-1995)
Chemist, Author

[hubag bohol]

“He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.”

Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899)
Orator, Attorney, Politician

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“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.”

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
7th U.S. President

[hubag bohol]

“Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)
34th U.S. President

[hubag bohol]

“An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.”

Orlando A. Battista (1917-1995)
Chemist, Author

[hubag bohol]

“Humility provides everyone, even him who despairs in solitude, with the strongest relationship to his fellow man, and this immediately, though, of course, only in the case of complete and permanent humility.”

Frank Kafka (1883-1924)
Writer, Novelist

[hubag bohol]

“It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn't matter who gets the credit. ”

Unknown

[hubag bohol]

“Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.”

Robert Brault - Poet

[hubag bohol]

“Arrogance invites ruin; humility receives benefits.”

Chinese Proverb

[hubag bohol]

“When helping others, do not look for a reward; if you are looking for rewards, don't help others.”

Chinese Proverb