It is the opposite of aggressiveness, arrogance, boastfulness, and vanity. Humility is the quality that lets us go more than halfway to meet the needs and demands of others. Friendships and marriages are dissolved over angry words. Resentments divide families and co-workers.
Prejudice separates race from race and religion from religion.
Reputations are destroyed by malicious gossip. Greed puts enmity between rich and poor. Wars are fought over arrogant assertions. Humility as a virtue is a major theme of both the Old and New Testaments. It is because a demeanor of humility is exactly what is needed to live in peace and harmony with all persons.