Voting Station

Contrary Virtue: Humility

Please vote to see the next celebrity.

Biblical Character

The Resume

    Counter to Pride
    Also known as Modesty (humilis)
    Biblical references include Proverbs 15–17, Jeremiah 10:24, Genesis 18:27 and Mark 9:33–37

Why Contrary Virtue: Humility might be annoying:

    Someone else can get the credit for your work.
    If you don’t stand up and be counted, someone else just might get that credit.
    The Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray, Diamonds Are Forever) quoted Duc de la Rochefoucauld: ‘Humility is the worst form of conceit.’
    ‘Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.’ To quote that Survivor Gabon chick, ‘Really?’

Why Contrary Virtue: Humility might not be annoying:

    Rosanna Negusanti, a 13th-century Italian saint, became known as Umilita, or Saint Humility.
    They’re less likely to talk and more likely to do.
    Though he definitely didn’t embody the cool head, Maurice Richard was considered one of the humblest athletes in any sport.
    Catholicism links it to temperance.
    Credit where credit is due, right?

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 96 Votes: 36.46% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6841 Votes: 35.65% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5770 Votes: 23.24% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 149 Votes: 51.01% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 198 Votes: 45.96% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 112 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 146 Votes: 47.26% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 140 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying