Personal Development: Humility/Modesty

Humility/Modesty

We need human qualities such as moral scruples, compassion and humility - Dalai Lama

Humility helps us become more receptive to others. Without the virtue of humility, we may become too self-satisfied to launch into new challenges. Without humility, we may be unable to admit mistakes, seek advice, or avoid pride and intolerance.

Nelson Mandela

Our outlook is tremendously broadened when we approach life from an awareness of how little we yet know. The more we learn about our world, the more humble we can be, realizing how ignorant we have been in the past and how much more is waiting to be discovered.

Humility is an effective gateway to greater understanding. As gratitude opens the door to spiritual growth, so does humility open the door to progress in knowledge and open-mindedness. It is difficult for people to learn more if they are certain they know everything already. The closed minded attitude of those who think they know it all inhibits future progress. However, when we begin to comprehend just how little we know, then we become ready to seek, research and learn.

Francis Longford

D H Lawrence

Isaac Newton

The only wisdom we can hope to acquire Is the wisdom of humility. Humility is endless

- T. S. Eliot

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