Charles Baudelaire Quotes

Where do you draw the line between a humble man who knows his own weaknesses but tries to act out virtues he hasn't quite mastered yet, and a proud man who pretends to have those virtues without the slightest intention of acquiring them?

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

It feels great to be on top of the world but the greatest feeling is when your feet are on the ground.

There is something in humility which, strangely enough, exalts the heart, and something in pride which debases it.

If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if thou be wise, view the peacock's feathers with his feet, and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections.

I don't enjoy eating humble pie.

Works which endure come from the soul of the people. The mighty in their pride walk alone to destruction. The humble walk hand in hand with providence to immortality. Their works survive.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

The man who knows God but does not know his own misery, becomes proud. The man who knows his own misery but does not know God, ends in despair...the knowledge of Jesus Christ constitutes the middle course because in him we find both God and our own misery. Jesus Christ is therefore a God whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.

I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.

He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?

For great are you, Lord, and you look kindly on what is humble, but the lofty-minded you regard from afar. Only to those whose hearts are crushed do you draw close. You will not let yourself be found by the proud, nor even by those who in their inquisitive skill count stars or grains of sand, or measure the expanses of heaven, or trace the paths of the planets.

As there are some faults that have been termed faults on the right side, so there are some errors that might be denominated errors on the safe side. Thus we seldom regret having been too mild, too cautious, or too humble; but we often repent having been too violent, too precipitate, or too proud.

A proud person is so busy looking down on others they cannot humble themselves to look up at God.

Don't flaunt your success, but don't apologize for it either.

Being humble is cooler than being famous.

Any time you have someone come up and say they love what you do and they get great joy from it is a very humbling experience.

The humble man makes room for progress; the proud man believes he is already there.

The greatest of all fools is the proud fool--who is at the mercy of every fool he meets.

Jesus had a humble heart. If He abides in us, pride will never dominate our lives.

I have found so much joy and so much pride in contributing and being a team member, and then stepping back and watching someone else get the applause. That has been really satisfying in a way that I wouldn't have probably imagined.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.