Diogenes Laertius: Zeno said nothing was less fitting…

Early success can make anyone confusingly certain. A little knowledge feels complete, a compliment becomes proof of superiority, and disagreement starts to look like disrespect. This is especially tempting when we are still learning how much we do not know. Humility is not shrinking yourself or denying a real achievement. It is keeping achievement in proportion. You can be proud of work well done and remain teachable about what comes next. People are more willing to help someone who listens, credits others, and can admit a mistake. More importantly, humility protects you from the painful work of defending an image of yourself that reality keeps correcting. Today, practice one concrete form of it: ask a genuine question, acknowledge another person's contribution, or say "I was wrong" without adding a defense. You lose no real strength by staying grounded.