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Humility is being modest, meek and teachable.
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Humility Hero: Preston
Submitted by My son Preston has always been a kindhearted boy. But tears came to my eyes when he asked my wife's friend's sister to dance. She has a mental disorder that makes her seem to be in a distant world. The look of kindness in his eyes while he danced ... Read moreHumility Hero: Dayna
Submitted by Dayna was born with a rare disease called schizencephaly. This disease has restricted her from walking and talking since she was a baby. Dayna is now 16 and has surpassed her disability beyond anyone's imagination. Her perseverance and character h... Read moreHumility Hero: Frederick
Submitted by Frederick O., a Vanderbilt medical student, has drummed up support from numerous global health experts, high school, college and middle school students in the US to raise funds to build and run a clinic in the rural village of Lwala, Kenya where h... Read moreHumility Hero: Anne
Submitted by Anne Frank, 1929–45, German diarist, b. Frankfurt as Anneliese Marie Frank. In order to escape Nazi persecution, her family emigrated (1933) to Amsterdam, where her father Otto became a business owner. After the Nazis occupied the Netherland... Read moreHumility Hero: Colin
Submitted by I have never have met Colin at all or even talked to him but I heard about his story. Colin died in a car accident on January 20th, 2006. After his death people started to come forward with stories about how he quietly performed small acts of cour... Read more
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Mac's Plight
Submitted by Herb Hedeen Mac’s Plight or Cowie Capers by Herb Hedeen An unbelievably true story The summers are hot in Grand Junction, Colorado. My friend, Howard McConnell, known to all his friends, as Mac, needed a haircut. He went to... Read moreJust a child trying to please
Submitted by Sitting at traffic light in a rickshaw, in the polluted air of an Indian city, my eyes fell upon the poor and desolate living on the road side. Inches away from the dirty tires and deafening engines of old motors ther... Read more
HUMILITY
QuotesNo one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.
Alexander Pope Poet, Critic, Translator (1688-1744);
Alexander Pope Poet, Critic, Translator (1688-1744);
It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn't matter who gets the credit.
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Humility, that low, sweet root
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.
Sir Thomas Moore Poet, Singer (1779-1852);
Sir Thomas Moore Poet, Singer (1779-1852);
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
George Arliss Actor (1868-1946);
George Arliss Actor (1868-1946);
Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.
Shams-ud-din Muhammed Hafiz Persian Poet (1320-1388);
Shams-ud-din Muhammed Hafiz Persian Poet (1320-1388);
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