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Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]
Humble things become the humble.
[Lat., Parvum parva decent.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
Give place to your betters.
[Lat., De locum melioribus.]
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.
He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, read more
He saw a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility!
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility.
Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.
Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot.
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.
'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.
'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.
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.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
