“humility holds the key that opens many doors..”
“That admirable woman thought so humbly of her own potboiling that to hear it stigmatised by a critic of Stoker’s mental powers as rubbishy stuff didn’t depress her in the least. If she could have made it more rubbishy, and so sold more thousands of copies than she did, she would willingly have done so, but the artist in her, on whose existence George Knox and Adrian always insisted, kept her standard up, firmly if spasmodically.”
Source: The Demon in the House
“Showing up in our own story—being present with it and embracing our mission—takes courage. It’s a ride to be enjoyed and
not feared, and it requires dancing at our edges and taking risks to step out of our comfort zone. Often, we’re brought to our knees before
we’re truly able to rise above the limitations and expectations we’ve accepted from others. It’s a journey—one that is for the warrior—
not for the ego-driven coward who is merely looking for accolades. Humility and vulnerability are a must.”
Source: Ignite Your Leadership: Proven Tools for Leaders to Energize Teams, Fuel Momentum and Accelerate Results
“So, I’ve had the benefit of experience. But experience alone means jackshit. You only get wiser if you are relentlessly curious, think deeply, can be honest with yourself and have a strong dose of humility.”
Source: Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager
“Ego is the worst Master. Humility, the best teacher.”
Source: Barefoot ~ A Surfer's View of the Universe
“If you can overcome love, you can overcome fear. If you can overcome fear, you can overcome death.”
“The first thing we are given, life itself, is the privilege of all privileges. Whatever else life brings us, having it at all should fill us with humility and gratitude.”
“The alternative to a posture of humble gratitude is one of entitlement, which produces thanklessness toward your own blessings and envy toward the blessings of others.”
Source: The Talk: A Young Person's Guide to Life's Big Questions
“Modesty is not a bad habit, after all,' the priest commented. 'Alhough humility would be better.”
Source: The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady
“Bravado tends to drown out the sound of wonder. Perhaps you've known that person who devours beauty as if it belongs to them. It is a possessive wonder. It eats not to delight, but to collect, trade, and boast. It consumes beauty to grow in ego, not in love. It climbs mountains to gain ownership, not to gain freedom.”
Source: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us