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Benjamin Franklin Quotes about Humility

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Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

Benjamin Franklin
Success, Humility, Order

To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Benjamin Franklin
Humble, Humility, Modesty
Benjamin Franklin (1998). “Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom”, p.68, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Sunday, Men

In humility imitate Jesus and Socrates.

Benjamin Franklin
Jesus, Humility
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.127, Applewood Books

Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it.

Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Humble, Proud

In success be moderate. Humility makes great men twice honourable.

Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Men, Great Men
"Poor Richard: An Almanack".

1) Temperance... drink not to elevation. (2) Silence... avoid trifling conversations. (3) Order: Let all your things have their places... (4) Resolution... perform without fail what you resolve. (5) Frugality... i.e. waste nothing. (6) Industry: Lose no time; be always employ'd... (7) Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently... (8) Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries... (9) Moderation: Avoid extremes; forbear resenting... (10) Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body... (11) Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles... (12) Chastity (13) Humility : Imitate Jesus.

Benjamin Franklin
Jesus, Humility, Thinking

After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.

Benjamin Franklin
Wise, Wisdom, Humility
Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.6, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history; for, even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.

Benjamin Franklin
Struggle, Humility, Passion
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.139, Applewood Books

E'er you remark another's sin, bid your own conscience look within.

Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Looks, Sin
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.87, Barnes & Noble Publishing

My List of Virtues contain'd at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform'd me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show'd itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the right when discussing any Point, but was overbearing & rather insolent; of which he convinc'd me by mentioning several Instances; - I determined endeavouring to cure myself ..., and I added Humility to my List, giving an extensive Meaning to the Word.

Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Pride, Giving
Source: edsitement.neh.gov

I've striven my whole life for humility, but if I'd ever achieved it, I'd probably be pretty damn proud of that.

Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Proud, Damn

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