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I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I read more
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
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.
'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.
'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
Don't be so humble--you are not that great.
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.
show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person
show me someone not full of herself and i'll show
you a hungry person
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
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.
