Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad.

Quote by John Ruskin

Topics: Humility Quotes

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is...

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is...

No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a...

No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a...

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power

The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real...

No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real...

Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of...

Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of...

There is no wealth but life.

There is no wealth but life.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the...

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the...

Summer is delicious. Rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no...

Summer is delicious. Rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no...

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that...

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that...

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed:...

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed:...

An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our...

An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our...

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...