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Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death.

— Hugh Laurie

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✓Similar Perspectives

Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.

— Max Beerbohm

Humility is always a good thing. It's always a good thing to be humbled by circumstances so you can then come from a sincere place to try to deal with them.

— Michael J. Fox

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.

— William Law

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

— Confucius

True humility is expressed in deeds, not words. The humble are those who truly walk the same ground as everyone else - not necessarily with grovelling, hunched backs, but certainly not lording it over others, either.

— Julian Baggini

If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

— Ted Turner

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

— Joyce Meyer

True humility is contentment.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

— Margaret Halsey

Humility is the armour that you clothe yourself with throughout your life. We demean each other rather than lift up ourselves.

— Anthony Carmona

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