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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.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.
Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.
I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.
I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.
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.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.