Translation of "humility" to French

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Dictionary translations for "humility"

humility [hju:ˈmɪlɪtɪ] noun

pl. humilities

l' humilité f (behavior)

Too much humility is pride.

L'humilité excessive est de l'orgueil.

Contexts with "humility"

Too much humility is pride. L'humilité excessive est de l'orgueil.

I pride myself on my humility. Je me vante de mon humilité.

Without humility, courage is a dangerous game. Sans l'humilité, le courage est un jeu dangereux.

And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility. Et le Diable ricana car son péché mignon est la fierté déguisée en humilité.

Yet, with all this strange appearance of humility, and this contempt for human reason, he ventures into the boldest presumptions. Pourtant, malgré toute cette étrange apparence d'humilité et ce mépris pour la raison humaine, il s'aventure dans les suppositions les plus audacieuses.

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