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How to use the word humble in a Sentence?

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He who believes himself wiser than God has barely embarked on the journey to understand the virtue of Wisdom. The fool, in his arrogance, deems himself too clever, and yet God maintains a silent laughter at the folly of such conceit. True wisdom lies in humble acknowledgment, for in humility, one opens the door to the profound lessons that God's silent laughter imparts.

Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
3 months ago

A powerful conversation starts with the humble act of listening.

Aloo Denish Obiero

added by Aloo-Denish
3 months ago

In a period of attention seekers, stay humble. No need to level up, keep a level head. Stay focus and work on making yourself better. Go at your pace and ignore the distractions, your only competition is you.

Tristain Shury

added by choozenboy
7 months ago

Be bold and passionate about your future, but humble and kind in your success.

Tristain Shury2

added by choozenboy
7 months ago

Be humble, be modest, but try not to be dishonest.

Ryan Pack

added by littleking
9 months ago

With life comes Greatness. We can choose to be Kindness, to be humble and to be caring. We can also choose to Love, love ourselves, love others and love the world around us, this is why with life comes greatness...

MGMBESALIE

added by MGMBesalie
12 months ago

If prison does n’t humble you, I do n’t know what will, when you literally lose everything and you go into a really small cell for 231 days, if that does n’t humble you then you’re lost anyway.

Boris Becker

Found on CNN
1 year ago

(Celebrities’) stories, coming from humble beginnings to achieving greatness, become a way of affirming people’s faith in or hope that they can achieve similarly.

Sisco King

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The ones who died were innocent people, [security forces] had no right to take their lives. I know what type of person my husband was; he was humble, he loved life, he gave everything for his family. A fighter. Despite being a peasant, he never had his head down.

Ruth Barcena

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Save some time to get to know yourself better. Career-wise, you need to stay humble and keep a low profile. Observe more. Opportunities will present themselves at the right moment.

Thierry Chow

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Good evening everyone - you're in the right place at the right time - this is Coast to Coast AM blasting out of the Mojave Desert like a scirocco blazing across the land, slamming into your radio like a supercharged nanoparticle of unobtainium. Greetings from the boldest, bawdiest, most outrageous city in the world. The planetary capital of sun, fun, sin, sex, and secrets -- my not-so-humble hometown, Las Vegas Nevada. My name is George Knapp, your occasional host - designated driver of the airwaves and moderator of tonight's upcoming cacophonous cavalcade of conversation.

George Knapp

added by JokerGem
1 year ago

We are excited to see Kathy Hochul finally served a plate of humble pie, and we are fully prepared to continue the fight should she again attempt to disarm the citizens of her state at a time when her party’s policies are only escalating the danger that everyday citizens face.

Erich Pratt

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Louis Cato has done a great job this summer, and Louis Cato is very humble, so he won't say this. But I will. He's a musical genius. He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he'll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.

Stephen Colbert

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When in the dark I wait for a trillion tiny shooting stars to sparkle around the earth and land at my humble little abode.

Heather Lydia Thornhill

added by heatherthornhill
1 year ago

Her qualifications are exceptional, in every role she’s held, she has earned a reputation for thoughtfulness, evenhandedness and collegiality.And just as impressive as Judge Jackson’s record is her character and temperament.Humble, personable, she’s dedicated herself to making our legal system more understandable and more accessible for everyone who came in her courtroom.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It’s pretty special, obviously being back in Ohio, the trophy is very special. Very humble, very blessed.

Stephen Curry

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

First off, let me take this one. Hold up. I ’m Black. I can take this one, look, there’s a lot of c --- s in this game. There are a lot of snakes in this game. I’ve been in this fight game since 2008. Joe Rogan is one of the nicest, coolest, humble motherf ----- s I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Understand that.

Israel Adesanya

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I am privileged to have drafted and coached Tom Brady, the ultimate competitor and winner, tom's humble beginning in professional football ultimately ended with him becoming the best player in NFL history.

Bill Belichick

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I’m humble enough that if I’m not the right person, all good, man, just want the best for them. They’re great kids. I loved my time at Louisville. My kids love it here. And so, I harbor no bitterness. Life’s too short. I know in 2022 everybody wants to be a victim. Never live my life that way, at all.

Chris Mack

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I just tried to explain to them some of the things that — my life experiences — that have helped me to stay humble and to stay hungry throughout my career, i think they have enjoyed it and hopefully some of them take it with them as they go throughout their life and throughout their careers.

Tony Finau

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You've got to be humble. Almost nobody had a pandemic on the radar screen in 2018 and maybe not 2019, is it possible in 12 months that all we will talk about is something we are not talking about now ? Yes.

Vincent Reinhart

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Their home was filled with love, a safe place, a very humble home, and everyone felt loved with snacks or [a] meals and a place to talk and laugh and just be together as a family.

Vicki Howard

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The humble are those who are concerned not simply with the past but also with the future, since they know how to look ahead, to spread their branches, remembering the past with gratitude, the proud, on the other hand, simply repeat, grow rigid and enclose themselves in that repetition, feeling certain about what they know and fearful of anything new because they cannot control it.

Pope Francis

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The more unknowns there are the more humble we must be, the more careful journalists must be.

Brian Stelter

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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