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    Many people believe that humility is the opposite of pride, when, in fact, it is a point of equilibrium. The opposite of pride is actually a lack of self esteem. A humble person is totally different from a person who cannot recognize and appreciate himself as part of this worlds marvels.

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It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but read more

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.

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Even though these technological advances originally sought to control information and bring order to the office, in many instances they read more

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Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.".

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Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast mastered. -Helena Petrova Blavatsky.

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Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out...

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One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity read more

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Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

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When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to read more

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