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.

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.

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.

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.

I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

I was not born for Courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

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

One may be humble out of pride.

One may be humble out of pride.