80 Humble Quotes To Help You Improve As An Individual

Using social media is becoming a norm in this modern era. In fact, people would find it weird if you do not have any social media account. Nonetheless, there is one question arises to this topic: Does social media give a bad influence to people?

Baluja (2020) expresses that there is a stronger emphasis on one's self-image in a society that is increasingly dominated by social media. People are eagerly competing with one another by trying to show how different they are and how stand out they are from anyone.

At times like this, humbleness or humility is especially valuable when people's egos are bloated and they are obsessed with their own image. People who are humble believe that they are not the best, not the worst, but right in the centre. They do not brag about their successes or talents to anyone, and attempting to please them is not in their focus.

Humility is a character quality that is often underestimated, but here are some quotes that may help you to be more gracious. If you are interested in any of the quotes and wish to keep it near to you every time, you may print it on luggage tags and hang them on your backpacks so that whenever you see and read them, you will remember to always be humble and spread kindness wherever you go.

80 Humble Quotes To Help You Improve As An Individual

1. "Stay true in the dark & humble in the spotlight." — Harold B. Lee

2. "Be kind, work hard, stay humble, smile often, stay loyal, be honest, travel when possible, never stop learning, love always." — Unknown

3. "True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." — Rick Warren

4. "The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk." — Unknown

5. "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." — Matthew 24:12

6. "I am ... humble enough to know I'm not better than anyone else, but wise enough to know I am different." — Unknown

7. "Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble." — Shah Rukh Khan

8. "No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind." — Unknown

9. "If you plan to build a tall house of virtues, you must first lay deep foundations of humility." — Augustine

10. "Keep putting out good. It will come back to you tenfold in unexpected ways." — Unknown

11. "Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them." — H. Jackson Brown Jr. 
    

12. "A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." — Unknown

13. "Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing." — Camille Pissarro

14. "Stay humble and never think that you are better than anyone else. We are all humans and crave acceptance and love." — Unknown

15. "Don't discount the importance of being humble. There's a value there far greater than pride can ever provide." — Kristen Butler

16. "Humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you." — Unknown

17. "To lead the people, walk behind them." — Lao Tzu

18. "Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right." — Ezra T. Benson

19. "It takes grace to remain kind in cruel situations." — Unknown

20. "Being humble is to be felt, it's not something that you show off." — Naya

21. "True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments." — Sabrina Newby

22. "A great man is always willing to be little." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
    

23. "Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real." — Thomas Merton

24. "Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world." — Miyamoto Musashi

25. "We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility." — Rabindranath Tagore

26. "Humility will open more doors than arrogance ever will." — Zig Ziglar

27. "Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying." — Saint Vincent de Paul

28. "The best of people is the one who humbles himself the more his rank increases." — Prophet Muhammad

29. "It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels." — Augustine of Hippo

30. "Don’t seek praise. Let your effort speak for itself." — Unknown

31. "Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything." — Imam Ali

32. "Humility is the surest sign of strength." — Thomas Merton

33. "Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground." — Theodore Roosevelt
    

34. "Humility is the greatest quality that a man can have, and arrogance is undoubtedly the worst." — Maulana W. Khan

35. "Humility is the key to moral excellence. It is the noblest quality a person can possess. […] It is the mother of all possibilities." — Venerable Master Hsin Yun

36. "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." — Ernest Hemingway

37. "Humility is absolutely necessary for true learning." — Robert T. Kiyosaki

38. "Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives." — Yasmin Mogahed

39. "Without humility there can be no humanity." — John Buchan

40. "The greatest patience is humility." — Atiśa Dīpa kara Śrījñāna

41. "Arrogance repels. Humility inspires." — Robin Sharma

42. "He who tries to shine dims his own light." — Lao Tzu

43. "Flattery is all right so long as you don’t inhale." — Adlai Stevenson

44. "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." — Booker T. Washington
    

45. "Humility, gentleness, and helpfulness go so much further and open doors you cannot imagine." — Ann Tran

46. "In humility and honesty you’ll find pain, envy and fear but you’ll also find strength, beauty and truth." — Maxime Lagacé

47. "I'll never forget where I'm from. It's essential to remain humble and evolving." — Freida Pinto

48. "Reminding ourselves each day that we will die, helps us treat our time as a gift." — Ryan Holiday

49. "Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." — John Wooden

50. "There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart." — Augustine of Hippo

51. "Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them." — Francis de Sales

52. "I feel like being true to yourself is always going to keep you humble; it's always going to make you remember who you are." — Lil Tjay

53. "Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I'm always going to stay humble." — Giannis Antetokounmpo

54. "To live free is to live in humility: you don’t pretend, you don’t show off." — Maxime Lagacé

55. "We can’t bring anything to us unless we are grateful for what we already have." — Rhonda Byrne
    

56. "Be like the bamboo the higher you grow the deeper you bow." — Chinese proverb

57. "To a person who has true humility, words are vows." — Filipino proverb

58. "Even if you believe you are right, consider the possibility that you could be wrong." — Joyce Meyer

59. "We have to allow ourselves to realize that we are complete fools; otherwise, we have nowhere to begin." — Chögyam Trungpa

60. "Some ask if lowering one’s pride is conceding defeat. I think not. Humility is a sign of inner strength and wisdom." — Haemin Sunim

61. "Humility, like gratitude, is not so much a technique as it is a way of life." — Ed Latimore

62. "Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble." — John Madden

63. "The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself." — Rich the Kid

64. "God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human heart." — Saint Bernard

65. "Beauty, to me, is kind, generous, and people that are humble." — Nikki Sixx

66. "I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you're humble." — Andra Day
    

67. "I need to remain humble, stay disciplined and keep training. That's how I will continue to be a champion." — Andy Ruiz Jr.

68. "I am very proud to look back and see all that I've been through, without forgetting my identity and always staying humble." — Thiago Silva

69. "I knew two things from my father: keep working hard, stay humble, and someday you'll be OK." — Eric Yuan

70. "Nothing can make you more humble than pain." — Larry Flynt

71. "My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music." — Yoko Ono

72. "If you are humble, your concentration will be very high. That's the way to go in sports." — Eliud Kipchoge

73. "You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen." — Paul Simon

74. "Humble souls are fearful of their own strength." — William Gurnall

75. "No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble." — Mohanlal

76. "We must be humble and listen to the people who elected us to lead." — Cyril Ramaphosa

77. "Being genuinely humble and being myself has helped me succeed in my career." — Poo Bear

78. "The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble." — James M. Barrie

79. "One of the most important things for me is my family. You know, they keep me grounded, they keep me humble. They always made sacrifices with me." — Ryan Garcia

80. "The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings." — Fulton J. Sheen
    

Humility is one of the most difficult qualities to cultivate because it involves acknowledging that you are not always right and that you do not hold all of the answers. It also necessarily requires self-acceptance which is something that all of us find difficult. However, it is not impossible to achieve humility.

We should always remember that humility happens to be contagious. Simply put, as we commit an act of humbleness for ourselves, we are more likely to inspire others to do the same. When we are kind and humble, we contribute to making the world a kinder place to live in. This is because watching someone else that help another person could elicit optimistic emotions which in the end may encourage them to reach out and spread humility and kindness.

If you find this helpful in growing you as a person, please do share these inspirational quotes to your loved ones and make our world more peaceful. You may also want to surprise them a gift. So, we suggest that you customize your own printed personalised gift with the humble quotes. It would be a meaningful surprise to your family and your friends.