Inspirational Quotes About Self-Confidence
- Self-confidence does not equate to arrogance; however, being self-assured to the extent of belittling others is simply an empty superiority.
- Belief in oneself provides an individual with one essential element: psychological awareness.
- Peace is akin to war; both are battles that involve armies, crowds, strategies, and goals. Self-confidence is a battle against all the repercussions of defeat.
- On the path to greatness, five obstacles exist: laziness, love for pleasure, health deterioration, yearning for sins, and self-admiration.
- It is an unfavorable image often rooted in anxiety, fear, and a degree of submissiveness, which can also be termed hope or reliance on God, alongside a triviality known as self-confidence. Due to this moral bankruptcy, no one pays attention to anyone else.
- Society undermines confidence at its core and prevents individuals from enjoying self-assurance, instead promoting reliance on others.
- Trusting others is akin to artificial flowers with no roots.
- Most talented and intelligent individuals are often colored by a sense of self-mockery towards themselves and others.
Thought-Provoking Quotes on Arrogance
- Arrogance can lead a person to ruin.
- Arrogance is like quicksand that can engulf rationality.
- Arrogance and ambition ignited revolutions, while freedom served as the justification.
- All evils present in the world stem from the disease of arrogance.
- A narrow perspective in life often manifests as the belief that one does not see enigmas ahead.
- The arrogant individual is like a vessel filled with vanity, blinded by their self-importance.
- Though arrogance may flourish, it bears no fruit.
- Beauty has kinship with arrogance, and is the progenitor of ostentation.
- Generosity during life is vastly different from the generosity displayed in moments of death; one arises from genuine tolerance and goodwill, whereas the other comes from arrogance or fear.
- Most people are dazzled by their wishes and entrapped by temptations, leading them to become victims of their own arrogance.
- Action without reliance is arrogance, while reliance without action is deficiency.
- A pinch of arrogance can spoil a ton of merit.
- Inflate your chest with air, and it shall produce naught but wind.
- If God graces you with a talent unseen by your peers; do not spoil it by looking down on them in silence.
- Deception, lies, and arrogance are not conscious acts of women; they are instinctual.
- The fine line separating self-confidence and arrogance must always be in your sight, lest it fade from view.
- Arrogance may inflate a man, but it does not elevate him.
- What you sometimes believe you know and appreciate is but the height of ignorance and the core of arrogance.
- Arrogance is merely one of ignorance’s many faces.
- Names embody arrogance and sin; strive to be an essence without names, and principles devoid of whims.
- Arrogance breeds tyranny.
- The pride in being free of pride is the heaviest type of arrogance, while the heaviest arrogance is that of false humility.
- Arrogance is a scientific crime before it becomes a moral one.
- Those who take wealth as their goal, fame as their purpose, greed as their nature, and arrogance as their vehicle, are the true madmen.
- Understand that a calm voice is more powerful than shouting, that politeness conquers rudeness, and that humility shatters arrogance.
- When it comes to my work, I carry self-love hidden away in my bag.
- Clearly, I possess an element of arrogance.
- The distances we maintain between ourselves and others do not indicate arrogance; rather, they signify a desire to preserve respect.
- Arrogance can find no comfort in indifference, just as gentleness finds no solace in unreciprocated love.
- Darwin’s theory of evolution has challenged the simplistic arrogance often found in humanity.
- The signs of ignorance are threefold: stubbornness, arrogance, and clinging to opinions.
- Arrogance sneaks into a person’s heart, just as bitterness, forgetfulness, and cholesterol do, often without their knowledge. If you were to ask a thousand individuals about their flaws, many would say: “My flaw is that I trust people too much and am too candid.”
- It is arrogance that can transform angels into demons, while humility can elevate men to angelic heights.
- Blatant arrogance is far more honest than feigned humility.
- How can one possess arrogance when the stones by which they raise their towers are creations of God? Let them humble themselves, as they cannot even conjure the smallest wildflower at their feet; by its miracle, they should measure their worth.
- Trust in yourself as much as you perceive you are worthy, but strive not to let that confidence devolve into arrogance.
- Between you and perfection lies a veil of arrogance.
- The smaller the mind, the greater the arrogance.
- The insistence on being liked is the greatest form of arrogance.
- We are humble without weakness and strong without arrogance.
- Avoid being complacent with yourself, as this can lead you to idleness; likewise, be wary of pride, as it can trap you in folly, and beware of arrogance, for it reveals all your shortcomings rather than concealing them.
- Pride and arrogance are among the most certain realities of life.
Uplifting Quotes on Humility
- True humility is the parent of all virtues.
- Two opposing names carrying the same essence: humility and honor.
- The higher a noble person ascends, the more they humble themselves; conversely, the lower a base person goes, the more arrogant they become.
- I learned silence from the talkative, diligence from the lazy, and humility from the arrogant; ironically, I do not acknowledge the merit of these teachers.
- It is impossible to stand firm in this world without occasionally bowing down.
- What beneath them is a façade of humility often conceals inward arrogance; surely, one is more astonished by their attire than the owner of fine garments.
- Do not let others’ opinions intimidate you; only humility is certain, hence dare to take risks and do what you truly desire.
- Lay down your pride, reduce your arrogance, and remember your grave, for this is surely your pathway.
- We draw closer to greatness as we draw nearer to humility.
- A person may ascend to the highest peaks, but cannot remain there indefinitely.
- The knowledge you possess is akin to a handful of sand in your palm, while the extent of your ignorance is comparable to the vastness of the universe.
- The one who speaks without humility will struggle to have their words heard.
- A successful person possessing humility and sincerity will yield success in both this world and the Hereafter. In contrast, a successful, arrogant individual who revels in fame will ultimately face loss in both realms.
- Temper three things with three others to be among the believers: arrogance with humility, greed with contentment, and envy with advice.
- The soul is imbued with arrogance, greed, and envy; thus, those destined for destruction by God are deprived of humility, counsel, and contentment.
- The fruit of contentment is tranquility, while the fruit of humility is love.
- I do not claim to know the absolute truth, but I bow humbly before my ignorance; in this lies my pride and my reward.
- If you have done everything, act as if you have done nothing.
- Humility should be a virtue for those lacking all other virtues.
- A true man possesses only one form of glory: humility.
- The most humble scholars are often the most knowledgeable, just as the lowest terrain holds the most water.
- Extend kindness to your people, and they shall love you; show them humility, and they will elevate you; extend your hand to them, and they will obey you.
- The higher one’s rank, the more immense the need for appearing humble.
- We have found that humility in the presence of ignorance and stinginess is far better than arrogance masked with etiquette and generosity.
Poem on Pride
- Written by Ibrahim Nagi:
Your call, O heart, is enough for me,
Does it not cease to quench my misery?
I thirst for a mirage not yet gleamed,
On the desert where I thought there was water.
And you, the moth to luminous light,
Revive every bolt of lightning bright.
Tell her, O heart, when we were apart,
We lingered in sorrow, yearning to restart.
I loved you in every verse I sang,
But for you, I drained my veins, the blood sang.
If in your love, I sacrificed my soul,
I shan’t lose in you my blood as a whole.
Your love became my spirit’s shrine,
As I ascended what seemed divine.
Shedding humanity within your might,
Yet without shedding my pride, still upright.
In your domain, I bowed not out of deceit,
Nor like a servant, humiliated at thy feet.
My love for you is of a free essence,
It dies only when it desires, in its presence.
And the beloved was the world of my dreams,
Love guarded by spears, my heart, it redeems.
Who walked upon roses, blessed in despair,
For my path was thorns, yet I chose to bare.
Who quenched a thirst with elixirs for me,
I drank from life’s cup, its fate is my decree.
My heart raced, stirred from internal fight,
Like a lamp’s flicker when its oil runs light.
For you captivated me—pretending to see,
And you turned the page of love—I turned it free.
To the blessed Nile I came, confiding in woes,
Time burdened with myriad woes in throes.
I wiped my palms and brow with sacred tears,
Hoping to calm the tempest of my fears.
I sat expressing melancholy’s grace,
Amongst the memories of old, both new and base.
Longing for love that never was defiled,
In youth, I bore losses far from reviled.
Though companions once betrayed, I shan’t betray,
For I stood with honor, and dismissed the fray.
Can tender grass intimidate my strength? I’ve faced the thorns,
Handed the edge so fine, I can conquer what’s worn.
And when my heart falters, echoing thunder of plight,
Draw near to me, pride’s wings take flight.
I carry my quiver in defiance, standing bold,
With time and my foes, I shall not fold.
Bow only to God, not to the pride’s cloth,
For never have I knelt in shame before the Great and Sooth.