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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.
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.
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.
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.
'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.
'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
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.
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,
