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Of course, given enough time I could probably give you a bigger document than you want to read filled with such quotes. I'll list three for now, but situational.
#1: In 1 Kings chapter 20 of the Judeo-Christian Bible, the King of Israel has just received a terrible threat from a foreign power. The threat from Ben-Hadad was, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust remains in Samaria to give each of my men a handful." The king's answer is amazing: "The king of Israel answered, "Tell him: 'One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.'" (Quotes from the New International Version)
#2: C.S. Lewis is so quotable that so much of what the man wrote could wind up here. The following example is from the Problem of Pain and expresses his own humility and profound wisdom all in one passage.
"I must add, too, that the only purpose of the book is to solve the intellectual problem raised by suffering for the far higher task of teaching fortitude and patience I as never fool enough to suppose myself qualified, nor have I anything to offer my readers except my conviction that when pain is to be borne, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, and the least tincture of the love of God more than all."
#3: In Orson Scott Card's Shadow series, Bean, a military leader responds to the death of a close friend. There is something about the sad harness of this scene that I love.
"Then they turned to Bean and saluted him. Sharply. In best military fashion. No pity. Just honor. He returned their salute the same way--no gratitutde, just respect."
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