#humility

The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter. ↗

— Adelbert von Chamisso

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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility. ↗

— Adam Clarke

#dense #frequently #garb #humility #mask

The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#avoids #aware #clever #competent #full

Humility is considered an un-masculine quality. ↗

— David Duchovny

#humility #quality

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

#always #any #blood #earned #followers

Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#capable #care #easily #evidenced #health

I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary. ↗

— Michael J. Fox

#believe #ethical #greater #harm #humility

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

#cloak #her #honorable #humility #often

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#claim #confess #enough #err #errors

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves. ↗

— William Law

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