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“Insecurity was never humility; just as arrogance was never success.”

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“Not ordinarily do men achieve this balance of opposites. The idealists are not usually realistic, and the realists are not usually idealistic. The militant are not generally known to be passive, nor the passive to be militant. Seldom are the humble self-assertive, or the self assertive humble. ...truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis that reconciles the two.”

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Book:Strength to Love

Source: Strength to Love

“The path to wisdom is paved with humility.”

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“Heaven-gates are not so highly arched As princes' palaces; they that enter there Must go upon their knees.”

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Book:The Duchess of Malfi

Source: The Duchess of Malfi

“There are few men who know how to go to their deaths with dignity, and often they are not those whom one would expect. Few know how to remain silent and respect the silence of others.”

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Book:If This Is a Man / The Truce

Source: If This Is a Man / The Truce

“A man should not glory in what he already knows but in what he has yet to learn.”

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Book:Virgin and the Crab: Sketches, Fables and Mysteries from the early life of John Dee and Elizabeth Tudor

Source: Virgin and the Crab: Sketches, Fables and Mysteries from the early life of John Dee and Elizabeth Tudor

“The minute you think you have the right to belittle others because you think you’re better than them is the same minute you’ve proven you’re worse.”

Humility Amazed

Book:Amazed: A Girl’s Infinite Pursuit to Grasp the Essence of Humanity in Writing

Source: Amazed: A Girl’s Infinite Pursuit to Grasp the Essence of Humanity in Writing

“Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ and author of the Four Spiritual Laws chose three words for his tombstone: "slave for Jesus".”

Humility Sovereignty Of God

Book:Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus

Source: Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus

“If you think someone is humble, never tell them so. You will unknowingly rob them of the very thing you admire.”

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Book:The Little Silkworm

Source: The Little Silkworm

“It was amusing to me to see how the detective's overbearing manner had changed suddenly to that of a child asking questions of its teacher.”

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Book:The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Source: The Return of Sherlock Holmes

“The Lord has put more hardships atop the shoulders of my neighbors — more than I can even fathom coping with. I will strive to find a way to turn pity into admiration, for what use is it to send pity back at the world. Admiration and awe are much more helpful, especially when I find myself feeling like a victim for being stuck in traffic or losing my favorite sweater. Perspective is a blessing.”

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Book:The Daisy Chain

Source: The Daisy Chain