Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue where patience honor sweet humility and calm fortitude take root and strongly flourish.

Humility is attentive patience.

There will be I think an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions.

It was pride that changed angels into devils it is humility that makes men as angels.

True love is quiescent except in the nascent moments of true humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United States and everybody in the world knows that its just fact of life. So sometimes I think we could conduct ourselves with a little more humility.

Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility knowledge by forgetting how to speak by silence how to live by dying.

Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

When it comes to true humility in the face of history nothing beats complete silence.

But when one believes that you've been appointed by God for a particular mission in history you have to be very careful about that how you speak about that. Where is the self-reflection in that? Where is the humility in that?

Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility a trait not easily associated with him.

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.

Mr. Chairman delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.