Pope Francis Quotes

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

I don't see myself as the perfect person at all.

No man can ever end with being superior who will not begin with being inferior.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

I certainly had an arrogant streak. And I certainly was defensive in certain cases. Maybe I'm still arrogant, but I try not to be.

Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.

As you get older, you know what you're good at and you know what you're not so good at. Your ego comes out of it, and then you realise you can't play every game, there'll be certain games where you won't be so affected... so you've just got to concentrate on what you are.

I really don't look at my accomplishments. I really don't think about myself much.

I'm not one to probe my limitations.

I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.

By accepting you as you are, I do not necessarily abandon all hope of your improving

If you would be good, first believe that you are bad.

I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

God, give me a good humiliation every day. It's good for the soul and it's good for the ego.

The greatest strength any human being an have is to recognize his or her own weaknesses. When you identify your weaknesses, you can begin to remedy them - or at least figure out how to work around them.

Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be.

My greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings. I'm a long way from the human being I'd liked to be, but I've decided I'm not so bad after all.

If you think you're perfect already, then you never will be.

Yes, I will try to be. Because I believe that not being is arrogant.