There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
T. S. EliotRead
Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Humility requires us to let go of our ego and the desire for self-importance.
This quote by T. S. Eliot highlights the challenges of achieving true humility. It suggests that the desire to hold oneself in high regard is deeply ingrained, making it difficult to embrace genuine humility, thus reflecting on the struggle between self-perception and virtue.
Themes
HumilityVirtueSelflessnessEgoWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about leadership, one might say, 'As T. S. Eliot noted, humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve.'
More from T. S. Eliot
All quotes βHalf of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
T. S. EliotRead
I am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics.
T. S. EliotRead
If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
T. S. EliotRead
For I have known them all already, known them allβ Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
T. S. EliotRead
In the faint moonlight, the grass is singing
T. S. EliotRead
Similar quotes
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.
Jean De La BruyereRead
Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.
Louisa May AlcottRead
Faith draws the poison from every grief, takes the sting from every loss, and quenches the fire of every pain, and only faith can do it.
Jeffrey R. HollandRead
When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot.
Dalai LamaRead
I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.
Albert EinsteinRead
An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.
Emily PostRead