Humble

Famous quotes containing the word humble:

“Never trust thine enemy: for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness. Though he humble himself and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him, and thou shalt be unto him as if thou hadst wiped a looking-glass, and thou shalt know that his rust hath not been altogether wiped away.”
—Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus 12:10-11.

“Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 18:4.

“Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.”
—Titus Livius (Livy)