Despondency is not a state of humility. On the contrary, it is the vexation and despair of a cowardly pride; nothing is worse. Whether we stumble, or whether we fall, we must only think of rising again and going on in our course.
Francis de Fenelon
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
Pride and Prejudice (novel)
The beloved of the Almighty are the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich
Sa'di