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To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
Not only will atomic power be released, but someday we will harness the rise and fall of the tides and read more
Not only will atomic power be released, but someday we will harness the rise and fall of the tides and imprison the rays of the sun.
A living cell requires energy not only for all its functions, but also for the maintenance of its structure.
A living cell requires energy not only for all its functions, but also for the maintenance of its structure.
The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about
anything, and that all the read more
The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about
anything, and that all the pains that I have so humbly taken to
verify my notions have only wasted my time.
