Tariq Ramadan Humility Quotations

Clarity and consistency are not enough: the quest for truth requires humility and effort.

It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility.

In sha Allah, God willing, must be the expression of humility of the active actors and it must never be the justification of the passive observers

We always think from where we come from. We always think from the sources that shape our understanding. I think about the world through the lens of my Islamic tradition. I accept this but I must also have intellectual humility.

Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know

Humility is knowing that you can get an answer from anybody: be it a child, another person, or nature.

Your heart is the center of humility, your mind could be the source of arrogance.

Don’t nurture a sense of guilt; rather, nurture a sense of responsibility married with a sense of humility.

The problem, once again, as in all sciences is the attitude of the mind that is dealing with whatever field. The problem is not philosophy but the lack of intellectual humility. It is when reason becomes arrogant that we lose track. But intellectual humility with science: this is spirituality - this is the way we are with God. So we should not be scared and we must reconcile ourselves.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.