Specific · Temperance

Humble

Part of the Character Strengths Wheel

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.

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