Humble quotes can bring positive and meaningful change to our lives. Inspirational quotes on being humble can help us focus on what matters most and live our lives with a little more humility and appreciation. Powerful humble quotes can help improve your life by providing us with an opportunity to look at life from different perspectives. Feel free to dive into our collection of famous quotes that remind us of the power of staying humble, no matter where we are or what success we achieve.
Best Humble Quotes
Stay humble, trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it. Yogi Berra
True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Rick Warren
Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair. Blaise Pascal
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. Ernest Hemingway
For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don’t need to project yourself to be thought an honest man. Mike Norton
Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them. H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Stay humble to the craft and never forget how much it actually takes to be the main character of a documentary. Nicole Nielsen Horanyi
Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble. Shah Rukh Khan
Stay excited and stay humble and good things will come. Mark McMorris
Selflessness is humility. Humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free. Jeff Wilson
The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it. Criss Jami
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. Ernest Hemingway
Stay humble. Always answer your phone no matter who else is in the car. Jack Lemmon
A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. Robert E. Lee
Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class and be humble. John Madde
Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else. Madeleine L’Engle
I have to stay humble. I’m just a normal human with a job that is televised. Jai Rodriguez
Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up. Jesse Jackson
If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you. Mike Tyson
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. Camille Pissarro
It is always the secure who are humble. Gilbert K. Chesterton
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I’m right. Ashleigh Brilliant
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. Miyamoto Musashi
Self praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. John Madden
As a true scientist, I have been proved wrong so many times that I’m very humble. Kip Thorne
I’m always asked, What’s the secret to success? But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room. Dwayne Johnson
How do I stay humble? Because I’m the best at being humble. Dave Grohl
Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. Ann Landers
One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time. Madeleine L’Engle
Take this wealth and this fame, always stay humble, keep your family close, and do ridiculously crazy things. Rob Dyrdek
I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. Vladimir Nabokov
A great man is always willing to be little. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I’m a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. No silver spoon. Robin S. Sharma
One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time. Madeleine L’Engle
A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn’t know much. Eraldo Banovac
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. Socrates
The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying glass available. Theodor W. Adorno
Talent is God given; be humble. Fame is man given; be thankful. Conceit is self given; be careful. Harvey Mackay
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings. Fulton J. Sheen
I think Aussies try to stay humble. Teresa Palmer
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. Nelson Mandela
Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us. Jawaharlal Nehru
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs. George Hickenlooper
I’m a very humble and normal person, and I just go out there and do the job the best that I can do it. Daniel Sturridge
Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new. Steven Tyler
My family has taught me to keep my feet on the ground and be humble. Carlos Vela
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more. William Cowper
I’ll never forget where I’m from. It’s essential to remain humble and evolving. Freida Pinto
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. Winston S. Churchill
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferior’s nobleness. Benjamin Franklin
True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue. Martin Luther
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more. William Cowper
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility. Charles Caleb Colton
We’re gracious and we’re humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose. Megan Rapinoe
Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom. William Penn
Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs. George Hickenlooper
Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble. Hugh Prather
Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I’m always going to stay humble. Giannis Antetokounmpo
If pain doesn’t lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering. Katerina Stoykova Klemer
I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth. Mahatma Gandhi
To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. Criss Jami
I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life. Abraham Lincoln
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. Albert Einstein
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings. Fulton J. Sheen
It’s okay to disagree with the thoughts or opinions expressed by other people. That doesn’t give you the right to deny any sense they might make. Nor does it give you a right to accuse someone of poorly expressing their beliefs just because you don’t like what they are saying. Learn to recognize good writing when you read it, even if it means overcoming your pride and opening your mind beyond what is comfortable. Ashly Lorenzana
Humble people don’t get offended easily. Radhanath Swami
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I’m right. Ashleigh Brilliant
Be humble, don’t have too much pride and think you’re too good for anything. Angela Yee
Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and peace of mind since I have resolved at all risks to do this. Thomas Huxley
A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. Robert E. Lee
I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself. Hermann Hesse
Don’t let proud get to your head, always humble yourself. Henry Johnson Jr.
I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. Vladimir Nabokov
I’m a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. Robin S. Sharma
The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth. Mahatma Gandhi
People always tell you, Be humble. Be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome! Kanye West
The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them. Louisa May Alcott
Success is not a good teacher; failure makes you humble. Shah Rukh Khan
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself. Blaise Pascal
It is better to stay humble than to be humbled. Olawale Daniel
A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness. Criss Jami
Stay true in the dark humble in the spotlight. Harold B. Lee
You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what makes it useful? As for laws, a parrot can repeat them word for word. Their spirit is something else again. As for governing, one must first be lowest before being highest. Lloyd Alexander
If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. Mother Teresa
The most beautiful women I have known had one thing in common apart from beauty humility. It’s a shame that those with less to boast about do it the most. Donna Lynn Hope
It’s flattering to people who stop you and say that you’ve helped them and all. But, again, you know, you’ve got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down. Joel Osteen
You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
To a person who has true humility, words are vows. Filipino proverb
We need not be afraid of learning to know ourselves, fearing it would come down to disappointment. Remaining humble allows us to have compassion for ourselves for not being perfect. If we stay lucid and grounded, we steer clear of the steep cliffs of delusional self importance or arrogance. Erik Pevernagie
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. Camille Pissarro
A relationship is likely to last way longer, if each partner convinces or has convinced themselves that they do not deserve their partner, even if that is not true. Mokokoma Mokhonoana