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Lowliness is the base of every virtue,
And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.
Lowliness is the base of every virtue,
And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.
He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, read more
He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility.
You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.
You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.
Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]
Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]
In science, it doesn't matter if you're wrong, as long as you're not stupid. In business, it doesn't matter if read more
In science, it doesn't matter if you're wrong, as long as you're not stupid. In business, it doesn't matter if you're stupid, so long as you're not wrong.
Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to read more
Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going . . . let the
other be where read more
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going . . . let the
other be where he may.
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error