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you a hungry person
Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to read more
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.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
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.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows
Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows
Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.
Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.
One may be humble out of pride.
One may be humble out of pride.
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.