Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

Oh Lord... I don't really do pride.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.

I have to humble myself.

I don't find it hard to stay humble.

I do have an ego, but I acknowledge the help I get.

It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.

I hope I don't have a big ego. I try to keep that in check. But I am a prideful person, I will say.

You never can stay enough humbled.

It is true that I receive a lot of praise and that is flattering. But I try not to let it affect me.

I am not often proud.

I appreciate when people give us some positive feedback, and in the past, when I was younger, I might have allowed it to get to my head and have a bit of an ego.

Whatever you don't turn into PRAISE turns into PRIDE.

People become concerned with being more humble than other people.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

I'm constantly humbled.

Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.

I realize I can never take my success for granted. It's not attractive for anyone to be like that.

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

I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a 'diva moment,' as they like to call it, they let me know it and say, 'Stop acting like a diva!' They're pretty good at it, too.

Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.

Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.