Being open-minded makes people progress: By accepting opinions and suggestions from all sides with an open mind, people can make progress. Pride makes people fall behind: Being complacent and unable to listen to other people's opinions and suggestions will make people fall behind. Humility makes people progress while pride makes people fall behind. Philosophical principles related to humility and pride: In terms of life, humility and pride, progress and backwardness are two opposite aspects of a pair of contradictions. Philosophy believes that two contradictory aspects can be transformed into each other.

Famous quotes about humility

1. Humility makes people progress, and pride makes people fall behind. We should always remember this truth. ——(Chinese politician) Mao Zedong

2. Showing off one's knowledge means not seeing the light. ——(American scientist) Franklin

3. If you can be humble enough on the road of life, the world will be broad. ——(American educator) Carnegie

4. Don’t be humble to proud people, and don’t be proud to humble people. ——(American thinker) Jefferson

5. The first condition for success is true humility, and the willingness to give up all your cherished prejudices as long as they are seen to conflict with the truth. ——(British poet) Spencer

6. Excessive humility is a kind of ingratitude to nature; on the contrary, a sincere conceit symbolizes a beautiful and great soul. ——(French philosopher) Lametelli

7. Always maintain a critical and objective attitude towards the achievements that have been made. Don’t be narcissistic, but look for ways to achieve greater achievements in your own activities. ——(Former Soviet officer) Skolodumov

8. The first test of a truly great man is humility. ——(British political commentator) Ruskin

9. Never think that you know everything at any time. ——(Russian physiologist) Pavlov

10. There is one mistake that cannot be ignored, and that is overconfidence in boasting. I'd rather be humble, but grounded. ——(former Soviet military strategist) Frunze