Mark Twain Quotes

If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.

Be humble, or you'll stumble.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

Man is not meant to be humble, he’s meant to be humbled.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws.

I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that.

Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do.

I was a young, new, hot star, and I had this unbelievable arrogance. As time went on, the strident narcissism and arrogance slowly diminished. But I was definitely there. I'm older now. And a big crybaby.

Don't put yourself on a pedestal. Because it's very easy for someone to knock you off.

I hope I don't have an ego.

I'm keenly aware of the Pride coming before the Fall . . . but I really do like what I've been able to do here.

Pride juggles with her toppling towers, They strike the sun and cease, But the firm feet of humility They grip the ground like trees.

I feel it's important to point out that I've earned my humility by being a jackass - like, I trip and fall on my face and say, "Oh, right. Don't think you're a big shot, because you've got a bloody nose now." So it's hard to say.

I had it in my mind: to be confident, and to keep saying that until the confidence appeared. But I took it too far. Confidence did help make me champion, but, man, I took it to a whole different level. I was a megalomaniac. I was not humble and it eventually came back on me. So I want my kids to know, keep humbleness and kindness in their hearts. It will prevail.

If anyone would like to acquire humility, the first step is to realize one is proud. Nothing can be done before it.

Why don't you put your ego down for a while, Justin. It must be getting heavy.

When you start thinking you're a big shot, you wash more feet.

I cannot raise my worth too high; Of what vast consequence am I! "Not of the importance you suppose," Replies a Flea upon his nose; "Be humble, learn thyself to scan; Know, pride was never made for man.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward.