“The best way to have the last word is to apologize.”
Unknown 

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“Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. ”
William Temple
(1881-1944); Archbishop
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“Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.”
Mark L. Mika

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“When helping others, do not look for a reward; if you are looking for rewards, don't help others.”
Chinese Proverb

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“If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.”
Emily Brontë
(1818-1848); Novelist, Poet
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“I wouldn't be human if I didn't feel pride and something that transcends pride humility.”
James Cash Penney
(1875-1971); Founder Of J.C. Penney Corporation
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“Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890-1969); 34th U.S. President
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“I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.”
Lao Tzu
(600-531); Philosopher
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“Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.”
Robert Brault
Poet
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“Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. ”
George Arliss
(1868-1946); Actor
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“There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.”
Henri Frederic Amiel
(1821-1881); Poet, Philosopher, Critic
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“Arrogance invites ruin; humility receives benefits.”
Chinese Proverb

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“It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. ”
Andrew J. Holmes
Author
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“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.”
Jesse  Jackson
(born 1941); Politician, Civil Rights Activist
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“Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.”
Orlando A. Battista
(1917-1995); Chemist, Author
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“Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.”
Augustine  of Hippo
(354-430); Theologian
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“I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility.”
John Ruskin
(1819-1900); Poet, Writer, Art Critic
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“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.”
Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845); 7th U.S. President
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“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”
John R. Wooden
(born 1910); Basketball Coach, Author
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“Humility provides everyone, even him who despairs in solitude, with the strongest relationship to his fellow man, and this immediately, though, of course, only in the case of complete and permanent humility.”
Frank Kafka
(1883-1924); Writer, Novelist
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“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”
Jane Austen
(1775-1817); Novelist
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“Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously. ”
Norman Vincent Peale
(1898-1993); Preacher, Author
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“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.”
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865); 16th U.S. President
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“It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn't matter who gets the credit. ”
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“The artist must be an egotist because, like the spider, he draws all his building material from his own breast. But just the same the artist alone among men knows what true humility means. His reach forever exceeds his grasp. He can never be satisfied with his work. He knows when he has done well, but he knows he has never attained his dream. He knows he never can.”
Rheta Childe Dorr
(1866-1948); American Journalist
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“An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.”
Orlando A. Battista
(1917-1995); Chemist, Author
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“Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows. ”
Helen Nielsen
(1918-2002); Author, Actor
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“Blushing is the color of virtue. ”
Diogenes of Sinope
(died 323); Greek Philosopher
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“Humility, that low, sweet root From which all heavenly virtues shoot.”
Thomas Moore
(1779-1852); Poet
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“True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. ”
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
(1881-1959); 1st Earl Of Halifax
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“He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.”
Robert G. Ingersoll
(1833-1899); Orator, Attorney, Politician
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“There is no limit to the amount of good a man can do, as long as he does not care who takes the credit.”
Sunday-Bolorunduro Awoniyi
(1932-2007); Nigerian Politician
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“No 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
(1688-1744); Poet, Critic, Translator
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“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. ”
Malcolm S. Forbes
(1919-1990); Publisher
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