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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 longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about
anything, and that all the read more
The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about
anything, and that all the pains that I have so humbly taken to
verify my notions have only wasted my time.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
