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Humility is the quality of being humble. While older definitions, such as the 1998 Oxford Dictionary entry, described humility as having a "low opinion of oneself" or "not being proudful", more recent psychological and philosophical definitions emphasize having an "accurate opinion of oneself". This modern view includes expressing modesty appropriately, possessing clear goal orientation, openness, broad-mindedness, and a non-imposing mentality.

Humility - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quality of being humble For the medieval saint, see Saint Humility . For the passenger on the Mayflower , see Humility Cooper . For the Gorillaz song, see Humility (song) . Representation of 'Humility' in a stained-glass window designed by Edward Burne-Jones Tadeusz Gorecki , Humility Humility is the quality of being humble and kind. [ 1 ] While older definitions, such as the 1998 Oxford Dictionary entry, described humility as having a "low opinion of oneself" or "not being proudful", [ 2 ] more recent psychological and

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