Not everyone regards humility as a virtue. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To have been such a star for so long and still to have maintained his humility is a matter worthy of applause. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit pays fitting tribute to one of hockey's good guys] Reference
The Greek for "humility" is literally, "lowliness of mind," which forms a clearer parallel to. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Your humility is something that illuminates the world. From Wordnik.com. [Obama calls win 'very humbling'] Reference
We're trained that humility is a good thing and it is. From Wordnik.com. [Assassins and Missed Opportunities] Reference
And, oh my, too many lessons in humility to even count!. From Wordnik.com. [Stepping Up] Reference
She needs a lesson in humility and she's about to get it!. From Wordnik.com. [Obama continues to narrow Clinton's superdelegate lead] Reference
"The film's humility is less recognizable than its humanity.". From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Blood Diamond.] Reference
Only in humility can we begin to find the beauty in everything. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Foreman: Outside the Fences] Reference
On some issues our humility is tested while on others it is not. From Wordnik.com. [Credibility Seppuku] Reference
It just goes to show humility is a necessary intellectual virtue. From Wordnik.com. [Circus of the Spineless] Reference
Maybe he will grow in humility and empathy for those less perfect. From Wordnik.com. [South Carolina governor apologizes to Cabinet] Reference
You are here because you have failed in humility, in self - discipline. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
Therefore, I would like to see some more humility from the recently converted. From Wordnik.com. [In Defense of My Retroactive Smugness] Reference
Aquino is showing what others call humility, Binay is doing the exact opposite. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Gov't drops privatization for long-term lease] Reference
Such humility is often based on an open and flexible self concept or self image. From Wordnik.com. [Personality and Adjustment - The Foreign Executive in Mexico] Reference
Jeremiah's humility is herein shown, and submission to the powers that be (Ro 13: 1). From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
This wholesome consciousness implies a certain humility and an acceptance of mortality. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of Nepotism] Reference
And that immediately set him apart from the hero, who had a certain humility to his gait. From Wordnik.com. [A House on Wheels : Anita Rau Badami talks about her novel Tamarind Woman] Reference
One cannot say as did the bishop to the Merovingian king, Bow your head in humility, proud. From Wordnik.com. [Gustav Stresemann - Nobel Lecture] Reference
The truest humility is to receive reverentially, and thankfully to own, the gifts of grace. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
"Yes, Mr Gifford, the gift of humility is far more to be desired than either love or gold.". From Wordnik.com. [Zoe: The History of Two Lives] Reference
This humility is increasingly hard to sustain Ed you seem phenomenally well informed to me. From Wordnik.com. [The Nazi In Me] Reference
They have taught me invaluable lessons — even a few lessons in humility, believe it or not. From Wordnik.com. [Dispatches from Chicago - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
The artist is driven to submit himself in humility to the discipline of the objective vision. From Wordnik.com. [Mysterious Potencies] Reference
You'll be amazed at how a small lesson in humility goes a long way toward fixing you as a person. From Wordnik.com. [Spitzer wants to run again] Reference
If you ask me, more humility is needed, as we are just beginning to understand how evolution works. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptationism] Reference
As to fragile egos -- yes -- we all do have them and I think that's a good thing; humility is always preferable to arrogance. From Wordnik.com. [QUIBBLES & BITS] Reference
Ritual humility is still cultivated in certain circles, and may even approach the genuine article among a scholar or a scientist. From Wordnik.com. [Not only are they better capitalists, but better peacemakers too? « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
As I entered the arduous task of revisions through the second draft, my head hung low in humility, I took to reading more and more. From Wordnik.com. [Being Well Read] Reference
What's more delusional: Coach's "humility" - or his belief in a self-sacrificing Russell?. From Wordnik.com. [E! Online (US) - Top Stories]
His humility will be a well-received personality trait. From Wordnik.com. [Hermene Hartman: Chicago's Next Mayor] Reference
So I think that the idea of humility is an important one. From Wordnik.com. [Cobb] Reference
And he is handling it all with grace and humility, which is unusual. From Wordnik.com. [Charlottesville Blogs] Reference
They possess humility, which is the cornerstone of virtues agreeable to heaven. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Either her humility is a mask," she thought, "or her husband has told her nothing.". From Wordnik.com. [The Honor of the Name] Reference
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