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Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.
Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
O be very sure
That no man will learn anything at all,
Unless he first will learn read more
O be very sure
That no man will learn anything at all,
Unless he first will learn humility.
God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.
God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.
Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]
Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.
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.
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I read more
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
