humility
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A rigorous education in the humanities must fill the student with “wonder, admiration, and, above all, gratitude and humility, without which any attempt to revivify a decaying culture will fail.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
That would require humility, mercy and the ability to admit they’re wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
That, in turn, results in a collapse of intellectual curiosity and humility that “undergirds critical thinking,” Adams concluded.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
It was a revealing piece of humility, especially given some supporters suggested a sense of being tired of Wales – and their head coach – "talking a good game".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But there was something in her heart—either decency, or pride, or generosity, or humility, or the determination not to be a cannibal—which spared him.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing humility
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