Henry Rollins Quotes

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

The only way to get under me is to get over yourself.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

I certainly had an arrogant streak. And I certainly was defensive in certain cases. Maybe I'm still arrogant, but I try not to be.

I don't choose to be humble.

If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.

It's not vanity to know your own good points. It would just be stupidity if you didn't; It's only vanity when you get puffed up about them.

Discourses on humility are a source of pride in the vain and of humility in the humble.

We are never, never so much in danger of being proud as when we think we are humble.

I cannot raise my worth too high; Of what vast consequence am I! "Not of the importance you suppose," Replies a Flea upon his nose; "Be humble, learn thyself to scan; Know, pride was never made for man.

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.

The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.

I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself.

I have to humble myself.

A little humility never hurts.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.