Remember...
Even the winner of a Gold Medal gets the medal only when he puts his head down!
-Unknown
Regardless of how remarkable your achievement, you should always be courteous and respectful. You should never be arrogant. It's not a complicated message but in my opinion, often many people take simple statements and attempt to twist them to their own advantage. It's not just a puzzle game for fun. It's a deliberate and intentional assignment of meaning where there isn't any evidence suggesting such a meaning exists. It's one thing to analyze words or to engage in word play and quite another to take them out of context altogether. It always makes me uncomfortable to see a great quote attached to an awkward picture, drawing, or meme giving it another meaning. I've seen many. However, this one lends itself to misinterpretation. I'm not saying my interpretation is the only correct one. Nor am I saying I disagree with all other interpretations of this quote. I'm simply stating that intentionally distorting something for your own personal agenda is wrong. You'd be better off finding something else that is more agreeable to your cause or making an outright statement yourself.
adjective
1.
not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
2.
having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.: In the presence of so many world-famous writers I felt very humble.
3.
low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; lowly: of humble origin; a humble home.
4.
courteously respectful: In my humble opinion you are wrong.
5.
low in height, level, etc.; small in size: a humble member of the galaxy.
verb (used with object)
6.
to lower in condition, importance, or dignity; abase.
7.
8.
to make meek: to humble one's heart.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English ( h ) umble < Old French < Latin humilis lowly, insignificant, on the ground. See humus, -ile
1200–50; Middle English ( h ) umble < Old French < Latin humilis lowly, insignificant, on the ground. See humus, -ile
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