John Ruskin Quotes

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Symbolically, what the rabbis say is that at Passover, what we have to do is try to get rid of our hot air - our pride, our feeling that we are the most important people in the whole entire world and that everything should revolve round us.

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.

I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.

Pride adversely affects all our relationships - our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind.

The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you're above everybody else.

LeBron ain't got none of my game, but his heart is all mine.

It's important to stay humble.

I'm the nicest kid. I'm not a big head.

I know it's important to stay humble.

What's the point of being the best in the world if you scratch and claw your way to the top, and you push everybody down instead of lifting everybody else up with you?

When you have a lot of talent, you don't necessarily have to be gracious and consider everyone.

Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.

I think we were always humble.

At my funeral, if one said, 'Nick was a generous person,' trust me I won't be doing cartwheels in my coffin. Recognition from people is never and never will be a goal. Some people strive for that respect or honor. Living a life to just reach for the position and status is vanity and sin.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Pride is tough. You go to high school, and its 'pride,' 'courage;' it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us. I don't think there's anywhere in the Scriptures through the saints' lives where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody.

Hath the spirit of all beauty Kissed you in the path of duty?

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.