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 Nearest the throne itself must be
 The footstool of humility.  
 Nearest the throne itself must be
 The footstool of humility. 
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.
 The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own 
esteem.
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 The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own 
esteem.
   - Charles Hadden Spurgeon, 
 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. 
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
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.
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for read more
What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God
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.