“Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.”

“Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.”

“Atheism is a way of humility. It's to think oneself to be an animal, as we are actually and to allow oneself to become human.”

“Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.”

“To know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility . . .”

“If you desire to know or learn anything to your advantage, then take delight in being unknown and unregarded.A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable of all lessons. To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.”