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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. – William Shakespeare	added by anonymous 14 years ago
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride. – Clive Staples Lewis	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Humility is no substitute for a good personality. – Fran Lebowitz	added by anonymous 14 years ago
It ain't the heat, it's the humility. – Lawrence Peter Berra	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil's reach as humility. – Johathan Edwards	added by anonymous 14 years ago
God, give me courage to do what I can, humility to admit what I can't, and wisdom to know the difference. – B. J. Gupta	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength and idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom. – Dee W. Hock	added by anonymous 14 years ago
If we were to be asked suddenly to give a definition of humility we would doubtless be greatly embarrassed. – Edwin Holt Hughes	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Humility is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it. – E. D. Hulse	added by anonymous 14 years ago
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. – Oscar Levant	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Six essential qualities that are the key to success Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity. – Dr. William Claire Menninger	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Always accept good fortune with grace and humility. – Mark L. Mika	added by anonymous 14 years ago
I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility. – John Ruskin	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The mission before us as ambassadors is to assure peace among, as it were, the diplomatic corps of fellow ambassadors. Thus we are to walk in lowliness (humility) and meekness, which foster longsuffering and enable us to forbear one another in love. – Stephen Shober	added by anonymous 14 years ago
You couldn't be that good and not know it, somewhere in your secret heart, however much you'd been abused into affecting public humility. – Lois McMaster Bujold	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Life is a long lesson in humility. – James M. Barrie	added by anonymous 14 years ago
If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect. – Ted Turner	added by anonymous 14 years ago

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