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It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.

Mahatma Gandhi
Humility, Unwise, Wisest
Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani, Ganga Anand Hingorani (1985). “The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts”

Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature.

Mahatma Gandhi
Truth, Humility, Would Be
Mahatma Gandhi (1968). “Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi”

The very first step in nonviolence is that we cultivate in our daily life, as between ourselves, truthfulness, humility, tolerance, loving kindness.

Mahatma Gandhi
Peace, Kindness, Humility
Mahatma Gandhi (1968). “The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: The voice of truth”

Truth, purity, self-control, firmness, fearlessness, humility, unity, peace, and renunciation - these are the inherent qualities of a civil resister.

Mahatma Gandhi
Humility, Self, Unity

Truth has drawn me into the field of politics; and I can say without the slightest hesitation, and yet in all humility, that those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means.

Mahatma Gandhi
Mean, Humility, Fields
Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.454, Courier Corporation

To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.

Mahatma Gandhi
Life, Nature, Humility
Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.379, Rajpal & Sons

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Mahatma Gandhi
Inspirational, Humble, Humility
Mahatma Gandhi (2012). “The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas”, p.180, Vintage

I know that I have still before me a difficult path to traverse. I must reduce myself to zero. So long as a man does not of his own free will put himself last among his fellow creatures, there is no salvation for him. Ahimsa is the farthest limit of humility.

Mahatma Gandhi
Zero, Humility, Men
Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.35, A&C Black

The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.

Mahatma Gandhi
Humility, Littles, Firsts
Mahatma Gandhi (1970). “Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi”

Service without humility is selfishness and egotism.

Mahatma Gandhi
Humility, Selfishness, Egotism
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.50, Courier Corporation

Prayer needs no speech. It is in itself independent of any sensuous effort. But it must be combined with the utmost humility.

Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer, Humility, Independent
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.31, Courier Corporation

Nonviolence is impossible without humility.

Mahatma Gandhi
Humility, Impossible, Nonviolence
Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (2007). “Gandhi on Non-Violence”, p.50, New Directions Publishing

I want to realize brotherhood or identity not merely with the beings called human, but I want to realize identity with all life, even with such things as crawl upon earth.

Mahatma Gandhi
Life, Nature, Humility
Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.114, A&C Black

The spirit of non-violence necessarily leads to humility. Non-violence means reliance on God, the rock of ages. If we would seek his aid, we must approach Him with a humble and contrite heart.

Mahatma Gandhi
Mean, Humility, Heart
Mahatma Gandhi, Dennis Dalton (1996). “Gandhi: Selected Political Writings”, p.49, Hackett Publishing

My varnashram refuses to bow the head before the greatest potentate on earth, but my varnashram compels me to bow down my head in all humility before knowledge, purity, before every person where I see God face to face.

Mahatma Gandhi
God, Humility, Earth
Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “My Varnashrama Dharma”