Peter Norman Quotes

Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride.

I think service is honorable, and that was always inculcated in me.

I think sometimes it is more important to be gracious than to win.

I think we were always humble.

At my funeral, if one said, 'Nick was a generous person,' trust me I won't be doing cartwheels in my coffin. Recognition from people is never and never will be a goal. Some people strive for that respect or honor. Living a life to just reach for the position and status is vanity and sin.

The Jewish people asked nothing of its sons except not to be denied. The world is grateful to every great man when he brings it something; only the paternal home thanks the son who brings nothing but himself.

Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

A good deed is not just a duty, but above all, a privilege.

Hath the spirit of all beauty Kissed you in the path of duty?

If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

Pride adversely affects all our relationships - our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind.

Symbolically, what the rabbis say is that at Passover, what we have to do is try to get rid of our hot air - our pride, our feeling that we are the most important people in the whole entire world and that everything should revolve round us.

So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you're above everybody else.

If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility.

You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.

In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity.

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to

Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

If to be venerated for benevolence, if to be admired for talents, if to be esteemed for patriotism, if to be beloved for philanthropy, can gratify the human mind, you must have the pleasing consolation to know that you have not lived in vain.