“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.” IfsLooksMayLittlesEnoughViewsWiseFeetProudHumbleTheeImperfectionFeathersThyselfBeing WisePeacockSelf-examination Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles
“Custom is a violent and treacherous school mistress. She, by little and lithe, slyly and unperceived, slips in the foot of her authority; but having by this gentle and humble beginning, with the benefit of time, fixed and established it, she then unmasks a furious and tyrannic countenance, against which we have no more the courage or the power so much as to lift up our eyes.” LittlesEyeSchoolFeetAuthorityBenefitsHumbleViolentLiftsGentleFixedCustomsSlipsMistressFuriousCountenanceTreacherousHumble Beginnings Author:Michel de Montaigne
“Friends are really important, especially when you've had the successes that I've had. I've gone really far in my career, so they're the ones that keep you humble, keep your feet on the ground.” ImportantCareersGoneFeetHumbleFeet On The Ground Author:Ferran Adria
“Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad” LittlesPainFeetTasteHumbleGrassHoneySugarAgonyElephantsSweetnessBladesAntsBe HumbleBlades Of Grass Author:Sivananda
“Sometimes I'll open my voice to sing and I'll think, "I hope I hit the right notes." I do music for a living and I still feel like that, but it's good because it keeps me humble, it keeps my feet grounded, it keeps me trusting in God.” ThinkingFeelsStillsSometimesVoiceFeetNotesHumbleTrust In GodGrounded Author:Dominic Balli
“Christ was the one washing the leper's feet so he was very, very humble, but it's not the way People are putting it down now. They feel as though God is that up there and they are that down there and they don't realise that they are God and that Christ was exactly the same as us but he realises that he was God.” PeopleWayFeelsChristFeetHumbleRealisingWashingLeper Author:George Harrison