#humble

The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience. ↗

— Criss Jami

#conditional #conditional-love #conflict #conscience #defense

As our mother earth is a mere speck in the sunbeam in the illimitable universe, so man himself is but a tiny grain of protoplasm in the perishable framework of organic nature. [This] clearly indicates the true place of man in nature, but it dissipates the prevalent illusion of man's supreme importance and the arrogance with which he sets himself apart from the illimitable universe and exalts himself to the position of its most valuable element. ↗

— Ernst Haeckel

#humble #nature #realisation #nature

Don't fool yourself by look so humble whereas the thing you want is respect. ↗

— Toba Beta

#humble #respect #respect

I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#hubris #humble #modesty #ego

You can't let the truth bring out the worst and let it get the best of you. ↗

— Criss Jami

#best #clever #condescension #humble #humility

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#far #found #get #guy #home

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#be humble #great #hard #humble #i

My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I'm right. ↗

— Ashleigh Brilliant

#changed #fact #humble #humor #opinions

I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it? ↗

— Joan Baez

#be humble #got #had #humble #humble opinion

I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had. ↗

— Paula Abdul

#ever #forget #fun #girl #had