Humble
What is Humble?
A quiet, unpretentious presentation of your abilities and achievements — letting your work speak without amplification. Modest people are often the most trusted, precisely because they do not oversell themselves.
When you might feel humble
Humble is a specific form of humility, which itself is a type of temperance. You might experience this feeling in situations where temperance is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define humble.
Emotional Hierarchy
Explore Humble on the Interactive Wheel
Use our free interactive feeling wheel to explore humble and discover related emotions.
Open Character Strengths WheelRelated Emotions
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A stable, unflappable sense of self that does not require constant external vali...
The ability to distinguish what is important from what is merely urgent, and wha...
The capacity to anticipate the long-term consequences of current decisions. Peop...
The ability to act in alignment with your long-term goals even when short-term i...