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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, 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.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
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.
Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows
Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows
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.
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.
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.
