“I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second 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
“A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
~ John Wooden
“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
~ Saint Augustine
“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.”
~ Charles de Montesquieu
“Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.”
~ Madame Guizot
“None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.”
~ Benjamin Whichcot
“Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able and yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.”
~ William Penn
“In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
~ Eric Hoffer
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
~ Maria Robinson
“The soft-minded man always fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
~ Helen Keller
“In 3 years every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make it obsolete or someone else will.”
~ Bill Gates
“If you want to make enemies, try to change something.”
~ Woodrow Wilson
“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.”
~Faith Baldwin
“Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.”
~Pauline R. Kezer