The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

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,

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, read more

We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of
ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of
our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our
naked skins.

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the read more

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

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.

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.